Energy Advice

With energy prices higher than they have been for a long time and due to rise sharply again in the Autumn the Government has announced the following financial assistance for householders:-

Every household in the UK will get an energy bill discount of £400 this October (The £400 payment replaces a plan to give everyone in England, Scotland and Wales £200 off bills from October which would have been repaid over five years)

The poorest households will also get a payment of £650 to help - in two lump sums - one in July, the other this autumn.

There will be separate one-off payments of £300 to pensioner households and £150 to individuals receiving disability benefits.

For enquiries regarding the Council tax energy rebate please visit Council Tax pages.

On 13 July 2022 Ofgem launched a review into direct debit charging, following increases in direct debit charges between February and April 2022 when some households experienced an increase of more than 100%.  Ofgem has told a number of energy suppliers to take immediate and urgent action to ensure direct debits are set correctly based on all relevant information available. (https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/ofgem-seeks-improvements-12-suppliers-relation-customer-direct-debit-setting?utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotMailer&utm_campaign=Daily-Alert_13-07-2022&utm_content=Ofgem+seeks+improvements+from+12+suppliers+in+relation+to+customer+direct+debit+setting&dm_i=1QCB,7XWM4,V4Y1DB,WGCSN,1).

Detailed below are some things you can do to lessen the impact of these higher prices.

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