British gas email

janer1967

I had email from British Gas today regarding the £400, support and how it will work 

So thought I would share with you the detail of course not sure other energy suppliers will be the same and this refers to direct debit customers 

From October for 6 months after your direct debit has been paid each month a few days later they will  credit your bank account with £66 or £67 to round to the £400

If your dd is less than the £66 they will put the remaining as a credit on your energy account eg if dd is £50 you will get £50 into your bank and then £16 credit on your energy account which will build up over the 6 month period to then be used once the scheme has ended 

Sounds pretty good to me. 

L_Volunteer

Thanks for sharing this with us @janer1967. I can imagine it will be helpful for many people in Scope's community. Glad to hear it sounds pretty good to you. That's a really positive sign 

SueHeath

Just wondering why don't they just put all the money on to your fuel as credit whilst your still paying your normal dd.
Or am i reading it wrong xxx

janer1967

@SueHeath I don't know maybe so you see the benefit each month 

My example detailed below 

I was paying £75 per month which has gone up to £115 from Sept 

In Oct I will pay £115 but then get £67 back in essence making my payment £48 which is a saving of £27 against what I have been paying 

So on top of the £400 I will be paying £162 less than now over the 6 month period 

I'm very happy 😊 

SueHeath

Yes i suppose i can see that and at least it's still taken the burden of you, whilst your still paying a little more xxxx

poppy123456

Teddybear12 said:

I think it is a good idea. Hopefully the rest will follow suit.

This applies to all energy suppliers, paid from October to March with 6 monthly payments. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/400-energy-bills-discount-to-support-households-this-winter

Sandy_123

Sounds a good deal @janer1967 I've not received email yet off eon

racyguy

Just been reading an article about a guy who questioned British Gas about his current energy account. He is on the Standard variable rate. He wanted to know why the current estimate of charge has not been reflected by the forthcoming £400 COL payment. They agreed that it had not been considered so they reduced his estimated cost for the period by £400 thus reducing his DD much further down.

Teigr

I had the same email,it hurt my brain.