Page 10 - Prepayment Meter News Today

A higher cap for the next three months adds £94 to the typical annual domestic energy bill.

Energy regulator Ofgem say companies can fit pre-payment meters in customer's homes under new rules.

The first warrants granted for months to force-fit prepayment meters wrongly included new mothers' homes.

The price cap which sets typical annual household energy bills is falling slightly from October.

Warrants have been granted to allow the forcible fitting of prepayment meters for the first time in months following a scandal over the practice. A district judge has given Scottish Power permission to enter homes to fit meters after bills were unpaid. No supplier has yet satisfied all the criteria required.

If you're struggling to afford your gas and electricity bills, what options are available?

Because weve had quite a hot spring and summer, havent we, so i think that helped. weve not needed to have the heating on. i know theres quite a few of our friends who are really struggling to pay their electric and gas. and todays small drop in energy prices isnt going to change that, so plenty of people have been taking things into their own hands to try and get ahead. thomas and jenny from liverpool are on a prepayment meter and spent £800 on insulation this year to try and cut their bills. ...

But we are going to get back on top of it, ready for this winter. so thats all we can do, yeah. thomas and his partner jenny are both nurses, and they are on a prepayment meter. its going to be the same this year, and obviously we are worried about it. we are thinking ahead. like, we have got a sort of plan financially, especially with the mortgage on top. i mean, we are on a good wage, me and my partner, so i feel sorry for the people who are getting paid minimum wage. thats the people who i am...

Their electric and gas. and todays small drop in energy prices isnt going to change that, so plenty of people have been taking things into their own hands to try and get ahead. thomas and jenny from liverpool are on a prepayment meter and spent £800 on insulation this year to try and cut their bills. we are planning ahead, or trying to. but with the mortgage and the cost of living going up, its going to be sort of quite tight for us. because we are not getting that extra government support this...

I am worried about and adding an extra layer of complication, but i am going to do it. remember, these charges are all about england, wales and scotland, and how you pay, this is something you can do something about. how you pay depends on what you paid. forsome about. how you pay depends on what you paid. for some people, they will still be paying every three months on standard credit, often by check, thatis on standard credit, often by check, that is £120 a year more expensive thanif that is ...