not on mains gas? £200 coming your way
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steveo3002 said:
if youre not on mains gas there should be a £200 grant added onto your electric bill credit , got mine today
Doesn't look like we qualify as we use electricity for heating (GSHP), from citizens advice:"If you use alternative fuels such as biomass or heating oil, the government will give you a £200 payment to help with your energy bills. This is called the 'Alternative Fuel Payment'. Your electricity supplier will make the payment automatically in February 2023."
sherbertdip said:
Doesn't look like we qualify as we use electricity for heating (GSHP), from citizens advice:
"If you use alternative fuels such as biomass or heating oil, the government will give you a £200 payment to help with your energy bills. This is called the 'Alternative Fuel Payment'. Your electricity supplier will make the payment automatically in February 2023."
we have elec heating "If you use alternative fuels such as biomass or heating oil, the government will give you a £200 payment to help with your energy bills. This is called the 'Alternative Fuel Payment'. Your electricity supplier will make the payment automatically in February 2023."
if you dont have a mains gas supply to your home you get it
steveo3002 said:
sherbertdip said:
Doesn't look like we qualify as we use electricity for heating (GSHP), from citizens advice:
"If you use alternative fuels such as biomass or heating oil, the government will give you a £200 payment to help with your energy bills. This is called the 'Alternative Fuel Payment'. Your electricity supplier will make the payment automatically in February 2023."
we have elec heating "If you use alternative fuels such as biomass or heating oil, the government will give you a £200 payment to help with your energy bills. This is called the 'Alternative Fuel Payment'. Your electricity supplier will make the payment automatically in February 2023."
if you dont have a mains gas supply to your home you get it
, our village has no gas.I'm in Northern Ireland which has a lot of rural communities without gas. Still lots of oil or even solid fuel. For some reason the energy companies decided that they couldn't tell who had gas and who didn't 
and every home got the £200. A bit odd - maybe they don't have computers. So I recently received £600 gratis, which added nicely to the £500 I got in November as an OAP heating allowance.
So that's the Goodwood Revival all paid for.
and every home got the £200. A bit odd - maybe they don't have computers. So I recently received £600 gratis, which added nicely to the £500 I got in November as an OAP heating allowance.So that's the Goodwood Revival all paid for.
Curious on this one as I don't have a mains gas supply to my house as I use an ASHP, but there is gas along the road (they've been digging it up for the last 9 months to replace the pipes).
How would my energy supplier know I don't have gas or that I don't just take it from a different supplier ?
Checked my account, not surprised to see nothing applied.
How does one 'apply' if not automatically received?
Edit: the government guidance appears to mean as I have an ASHP I'm not eligible
How would my energy supplier know I don't have gas or that I don't just take it from a different supplier ?
Checked my account, not surprised to see nothing applied.
How does one 'apply' if not automatically received?
Edit: the government guidance appears to mean as I have an ASHP I'm not eligible
Edited by uuf361 on Thursday 16th February 11:12
nicanary said:
I'm in Northern Ireland which has a lot of rural communities without gas. Still lots of oil or even solid fuel. For some reason the energy companies decided that they couldn't tell who had gas and who didn't and every home got the £200. A bit odd - maybe they don't have computers. So I recently received £600 gratis, which added nicely to the £500 I got in November as an OAP heating allowance.
So that's the Goodwood Revival all paid for.
Lovely stuff. and every home got the £200. A bit odd - maybe they don't have computers. So I recently received £600 gratis, which added nicely to the £500 I got in November as an OAP heating allowance.So that's the Goodwood Revival all paid for.
We really should do more to look after these struggling pensioners.
Dylano said:
nicanary said:
I'm in Northern Ireland which has a lot of rural communities without gas. Still lots of oil or even solid fuel. For some reason the energy companies decided that they couldn't tell who had gas and who didn't and every home got the £200. A bit odd - maybe they don't have computers. So I recently received £600 gratis, which added nicely to the £500 I got in November as an OAP heating allowance.
So that's the Goodwood Revival all paid for.
Lovely stuff. and every home got the £200. A bit odd - maybe they don't have computers. So I recently received £600 gratis, which added nicely to the £500 I got in November as an OAP heating allowance.So that's the Goodwood Revival all paid for.
We really should do more to look after these struggling pensioners.
I seriously can't understand people who complain "it's either food or heat". What the heck do they spend it on? They've had all their life to learn how to budget.
Nice one!
I was not aware of this, had heard there may be some form of allowance but hadn't come across any further details.
Just checked my Octopus (electricity) account and it came in on 14th Feb, though Octopus didn't mention it at all and they've been emailing a lot about the other monthly credits over the past few months. We are on LPG and the price of that has gone up dramatically recently, so every little helps I guess!
I was not aware of this, had heard there may be some form of allowance but hadn't come across any further details.
Just checked my Octopus (electricity) account and it came in on 14th Feb, though Octopus didn't mention it at all and they've been emailing a lot about the other monthly credits over the past few months. We are on LPG and the price of that has gone up dramatically recently, so every little helps I guess!
What's interesting is that electric heating (so ASHP / GSHP) is meant to be specifically excluded (see list of eligible fuels here: https://www.gov.uk/get-help-energy-bills/alternati... but they government has made no effort to exclude such properties (see methodology here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/governmen...
So does someone who receives the payment and knows they should not get it (e.g. by reading this thread or looking at those two links) have an obligation to tell the company they have been credited incorrectly? In the same way you're not meant to keep random amounts of money that are mistakenly put in your bank account?
Basically the government has made a clear policy and then implemented it in a contradictory fashion.
So does someone who receives the payment and knows they should not get it (e.g. by reading this thread or looking at those two links) have an obligation to tell the company they have been credited incorrectly? In the same way you're not meant to keep random amounts of money that are mistakenly put in your bank account?
Basically the government has made a clear policy and then implemented it in a contradictory fashion.
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