Grants and support for energy and water bills
What support can I get?
There are things you can do if you owe money or are struggling to pay your energy bills:
- Avoid ignoring bills or letters about money you owe
- Speak to the organisations you owe money to about a payment plan - they might let you pay smaller amounts, take a break from payments or give you more time to pay
- Each organisation is different, so it’s important to check what help you may be entitled to
You may also like to check if you are eligible for grants and schemes:
- Lightning Reach - Grants (lightningreach.org) - helping people facing financial hardship
- EnergyTrust
- British Gas - British gas energy trust (britishgasenergytrust.org.uk)
- EDF- The energy bills support scheme (edfenergy.com)
- The government has set out what funding will be available to support households. Full and updated details can be found at energy bills support fatsheet (GOV.UK)
- The Royal British Legion is offering support to help veterans with fuel bills. For further information please visit Royal British Legions to give veterans and their families grants of up to £2,400 to help pay bills – check if you're eligible and how to apply (moneysavingexpert.com)
- Warm Home Scheme – if you are eligible for the Warm Home discount, you will get £150 off your bills in winter 2022 to 2023. The money will not be paid to you directly, but will be added as credit to your electricity account. This usually happens between October and April
- The Winter Fuel Payment - also referred to as a ‘heating allowance’, this is an annual tax-free payment for people born on or before September 25 1956. Anyone who is eligible can receive £100-£300 each year. You should receive the money automatically if you are eligible. If you have not had payments before you will need to claim by phone or by post. Call 0800 731 0160
The government will give every household £400 off their electricity bill via the Energy Bills Support Scheme. You do not need to do anything to get the money and you will not have to pay it back. You will get the £400 in instalments, starting from October 2022.
Get help paying your water bill
Talk to your water company as soon as you can. Most water companies have schemes to help you pay your bills. For more information visit severn trent community fund (stwater.co.uk)
To find out what grants you may be eligible for please contact us using our contact form.
Last updated: 24/10/2022 11:31
