Who Had There Gas Bill

[fender62]

just had mine and still in credit, but by half what it was, still considering we have done well.

[Vagus]

Our February consumption is the least of the last five years, due, we feel, to having had a new boiler fitted in November.
Overall, this will be the lowest consumption of all our energy for the last five years. We haven’t stinted ourselves and have kept warm but have definitely been more conscious of our energy requirements.

[bookbinder]

What's the name of your gas supplier, fender62?

[Togo]

Same here. We are £181 in credit after a very mild Feb. and a bit of careful use. When the sun shines let it in, close the curtains at dusk.

[10ClarionSt]

My gas bill is a whopping £550 for the quarter. (paper billing)
And that's after the EPG. Without that it would've been something like £800. I rang BG and asked them why it was so high as I never use the central heating, and my gas fire is always on low setting for 2 burners. They said they couldn't explain but would get an engineer to look at the meter. He came and said it seemed ok but if I wanted it tested and it was found to be faulty, BG would refund me but if it wasn't faulty, I would have to pay for the test, about £100 he reckoned. I just don't understand how my useage can equate to such a large bill. I'm really worried about the cost and how I can afford it. And that's only the gas. I've also got electricity, council tax, water rates etc and I only receive a state pension plus a small private pension. The private pension puts me just beyond any help with Pension Credit. But who cares? Us old fuddy duddies won't be here for much longer will we?

[Redhelen72]

10clarion street, didn’t the oaps get a lot of help?
Winter fuel allowance, extra winter fuel allowance and the £400?

[barry1010]

How much was your bill 12 months ago?

[david small]

10clarionst. My gas bill was very much on par with your own this quarter. An unsustainable increase for those on a pension. Gas will have to come back to a sensible level or misery and debt will ensue.

[-SharonA-]

My gas bill was £625. I'm still using the cooker as normal & central heating is on roughly 4 hours during the day.

[rockyracoon]

Mine came in at £540 this month. I'm praying for some warmer weather.

[rowanwitch]

My monthly payments going up from £160 to £201, all electric. be ok from June when I get my state pension. They did say they are not expecting to increase it age n before october. There is a chance we will be getting our storage heaters upgraded before then. They say they are cheaper to run.

[pastafreak]

10Clarion...do you live on your own? You should get a reduction with council tax. Also,if your income is below a certain limit, or if you get pension credit, you shouldn't have to pay any. It's easy enough to check online.

[rowanwitch]

10 clarion street I know what you mean, it doesn't take much of a private pension to take you over the threshold for all the different types of support I don't suppose you are in Severn Trent 's area for water... You would almost certainly qualify for their big difference scheme, anyone with a low disposable income can apply, even couples with both working can get between a 10% up to 90% discount on their water bill.

[10ClarionSt]

Thanks folks. I tried the govt website a few times but always ended up on the claim for UC, which is baffling. We did get help, and without it I wouldn't be able to use the gas or electric. I can see the day when I am forced on to PAYG, but having said that, someone I know is on PAYG and is only using half as many units as me, hence, lower costs. And they use the central heating quite regularly, something I definitely don't do. The annoying thing about all of this is that despite the reasons given by the energy companies for increasing the rates, those companies are still making obscene profits and the govt did absolutely 'kall to stop it from happening. Yes, the govt is helping now, but that won't last. It's a sort of cure, but only temporary. Prevention is always better.

[barry1010]

10C, how much was your bill 12 months ago and how much gas did you use? It would be useful to compare the usage to try and identify whether or not there is a problem or if it is just the expected price increase.
If the government had done nothing everyone would be paying a great deal more, they have been making up the shortfall to the suppliers as well as handing out money to every household.