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Bettahm
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Mine goes up 30 a month tomorrow.
I think I get the warm home discount and I will get the 300 cost of living payment in November.
I'm on kerosene for heating and that is currently 400 for 500L, minimum order.
I'm on benefits only.
Just emailed my electricity supplier about introducing a social tarrif like the broadband and landline people have.
All they are doing so far is signposting people who are struggling financially to charities and organisations that help with debt.
Going to be a hard winter.
I think I get the warm home discount and I will get the 300 cost of living payment in November.
I'm on kerosene for heating and that is currently 400 for 500L, minimum order.
I'm on benefits only.
Just emailed my electricity supplier about introducing a social tarrif like the broadband and landline people have.
All they are doing so far is signposting people who are struggling financially to charities and organisations that help with debt.
Going to be a hard winter.
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My electricity goes down 7% tomorrow, although the £60 a month help we all got last year won't be repeated this year.
For heating we use LPG cylinders which I'm lead to understand has reduced by 18% this week.2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡 -
I believe my energy bill is also coming down. They keep trying to have us switch to a year fixed so part of me wonders if it'll keep dropping. They tried very hard to get us to switch to a year fixed the last time prices went down, telling us there's no guarantee it would go down again in October (there isn't a guarantee, but there's also no guarantee it'll go up...).
We live in a rather poorly-insulated large house. Our bills last month were very scary, a few hundred a month, private rent or I'd have had it done last year. Hopefully we have a warmer winter as well as the bills being reduced.They/Them, however they are no wrong pronouns with me so whatever you feel most comfortable with
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woodbine said:My electricity goes down 7% tomorrow, although the £60 a month help we all got last year won't be repeated this year.
For heating we use LPG cylinders which I'm lead to understand has reduced by 18% this week.
Think I read online somewhere most would go down but some would go up.
I checked around and really couldnt find a better deal.
Could have saved 4 a month but then all the hassle of changing.
And I dont want a smart meter. -
Jimm_Scope said:I believe my energy bill is also coming down. They keep trying to have us switch to a year fixed so part of me wonders if it'll keep dropping. They tried very hard to get us to switch to a year fixed the last time prices went down, telling us there's no guarantee it would go down again in October (there isn't a guarantee, but there's also no guarantee it'll go up...).
We live in a rather poorly-insulated large house. Our bills last month were very scary, a few hundred a month, private rent or I'd have had it done last year. Hopefully we have a warmer winter as well as the bills being reduced.
Dont know if heating oil will come down it was 400 minimum spend earlier this month. -
Ours certainly aren't that thick. We have a cavity but it's not got any insulation, it's a 70s house so well before regulations said cavities should be insulated including party-walls (we're semi-detached).
I assume there's no way to switch to an alternative from oil for you?They/Them, however they are no wrong pronouns with me so whatever you feel most comfortable with
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Jimm_Scope said:Ours certainly aren't that thick. We have a cavity but it's not got any insulation, it's a 70s house so well before regulations said cavities should be insulated including party-walls (we're semi-detached).
I assume there's no way to switch to an alternative from oil for you?
So will be struggling later so hoping the government might help out yet.
You have to pay for it up front. The oil companies have no schemes. 18 years I've been here and it's nearly always been hard, harder now as gone up so much.
Though down a bit from the pound a litre it was.
Also price always goes up in winter. -
I assume you're in a location that is just not possible, or too costly, to connect to the gas network?
I'm not sure what I'd do in such a situation, I guess there isn't really anything to do except what you're already doing. Paying for the oil and just trying to be careful with consumption.They/Them, however they are no wrong pronouns with me so whatever you feel most comfortable with
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Jimm_Scope said:I assume you're in a location that is just not possible, or too costly, to connect to the gas network?
I'm not sure what I'd do in such a situation, I guess there isn't really anything to do except what you're already doing. Paying for the oil and just trying to be careful with consumption.
Just hoping for a mild winter and just maybe some government help for those on benefits also low incomes having to pay so much up front to stay warm.
I suppose in that way being on heating oil is a bit like a prepayment meter. -
Have you already checked if there's any support your council offers at all?They/Them, however they are no wrong pronouns with me so whatever you feel most comfortable with
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Jimm_Scope said:Have you already checked if there's any support your council offers at all?
Hoping to get a support worker soon when my referral goes through to IPBT who can help with these things. -
stormy said:Bettahm said:Jimm_Scope said:I believe my energy bill is also coming down. They keep trying to have us switch to a year fixed so part of me wonders if it'll keep dropping. They tried very hard to get us to switch to a year fixed the last time prices went down, telling us there's no guarantee it would go down again in October (there isn't a guarantee, but there's also no guarantee it'll go up...).
We live in a rather poorly-insulated large house. Our bills last month were very scary, a few hundred a month, private rent or I'd have had it done last year. Hopefully we have a warmer winter as well as the bills being reduced.
Dont know if heating oil will come down it was 400 minimum spend earlier this month.
Yeah the thick the stone wall is bad for heating costs. They just absorb the heat, never to release (unless its right next to a fireplace). Mine are 33" thick... with no heating it goes down to about 7C at times.
I think we got £200 for not having mains gas last year- I dunno if we are getting that again.
Those are thick walls!!
Like a church, those places are never warm! -
I'm thinking back to my history of YE OLDEN DAYS and I remember they would hang rugs, tapestries, cloth from the thick stone walls to try and insulate them. Obviously something that would cost unless you happen to have rugs lying around... well, lying around and not being used as rugs. And even then I'm not really sure you'd be saving much? I have heard draught excluders can be well worth their cost though if you can find draughts still not covered.They/Them, however they are no wrong pronouns with me so whatever you feel most comfortable with
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Jimm_Scope said:I'm thinking back to my history of YE OLDEN DAYS and I remember they would hang rugs, tapestries, cloth from the thick stone walls to try and insulate them. Obviously something that would cost unless you happen to have rugs lying around... well, lying around and not being used as rugs. And even then I'm not really sure you'd be saving much? I have heard draught excluders can be well worth their cost though if you can find draughts still not covered.
Modern central heatings not right in old houses. -
Mines coming down too
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Isn't heating oil best brought in the summer when its cheaper?2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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woodbine said:Isn't heating oil best brought in the summer when its cheaper?
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There’s the household support fund still running. Contact your local authority because heating costs is one of the things this supports. Full details here https://www.gov.uk/cost-living-help-local-council
The earlier you apply for this the better because each LA will have different funding amounts and some areas will have less than others. Definitely worth making enquiries.My son and his partner live on the edge of a mountain, literally. Their house is about 200 years old and they have no gas in the village they live in either. Their only source of heating is oil and I remember them telling me last year that it was about £500. Their house is freezing!! I stayed there last winter for a couple of nights… never again in the winter 😂 never been so cold! 🥶I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help. -
poppy123456 said:There’s the household support fund still running. Contact your local authority because heating costs is one of the things this supports. Full details here https://www.gov.uk/cost-living-help-local-council
The earlier you apply for this the better because each LA will have different funding amounts and some areas will have less than others. Definitely worth making enquiries.My son and his partner live on the edge of a mountain, literally. Their house is about 200 years old and they have no gas in the village they live in either. Their only source of heating is oil and I remember them telling me last year that it was about £500. Their house is freezing!! I stayed there last winter for a couple of nights… never again in the winter 😂 never been so cold! 🥶
Will be checking this out
Yes this house is really cold in winter without the heating on 24/7
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Old housing is such an issue in the UK, and the new builds are being built in a way that they're only "serviceable" for so many decades. Even affects public buildings, see the recent RAAC school crisis.
I understand the want to switch to heat pumps due to cheaper long-term + environmental benefits, but most housing just isn't built for them. Much like @Bettahm's housing wasn't built for modern heating methods.
There has to be a compromise between keeping historically relevant buildings and having homes that stay warm without losing an arm and a leg.They/Them, however they are no wrong pronouns with me so whatever you feel most comfortable with
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I'm with E-On Next and a few weeks ago they offered select existing customers (like myself) a deal which means my energy will always cap at £50 below the price cap on both Gas and Electric, no fixed contract either. Even though the market is no longer competitive as it was even just a few years ago, it is definitely worth seeing if you can get similar from your own supplier. Every little helps I guess.
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