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Urgent warning for thousands on prepayment meters to check for £400 energy bill discount vouchers now
Urgent warning for thousands on prepayment meters to check for £400 energy bill discount vouchers now
Published on December 05, 2022 at 08:30 AM
THOUSANDS of prepayment meter customers should urgently check for £400 energy bill discount vouchers now.
Vouchers were sent out in October and November and can be used when households top up â but many have not been redeemed.
Grant Shapps said that energy suppliers have a”;duty to protect the most vulnerable”;
It comes as Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy wrote to energy suppliers to ensure that customers know how to redeem these vouchers.
In the letter, Mr Shapps said: “The data indicates £1.8billion worth of payments were delivered in October, which represents 97% of households, and that all prepayment meter vouchers were dispatched.
“However, the same dataset shows 41% of prepayment meter vouchers have not yet been redeemed.”;
Mr Shapps said that energy suppliers have a”;duty to protect the most vulnerable.”;
The Secretary of State has asked suppliers to ensure they have a plan to ensure that those on traditional prepayment meters are redeeming their vouchers.
These vouchers are sent to those with traditional prepayment meters which can’t be credited with the discount automatically.
Traditional prepayment-meter customers must redeem their discount vouchers at their local top-up point to take advantage of the £400 energy discount.
Customers have three months to redeem the value of these vouchers before they expire.
National Energy Action chief executive Adam Scorer said: “One of the least surprising outcomes from the Energy Bills Support Scheme is that people on older prepayment meters are most likely to miss out.
“They may not know that the scheme exists, be reluctant to open letters from suppliers, miss the email or can’t print the voucher off.
“Having the support in place, is of course, vital. Making sure people can and do access it is just as important.”;
Gas card and electricity key top-up limits have been raised from £49 to £99 to ensure that that the discount vouchers could be applied in a single transaction.
Those on new smart prepayment meters have the discount applied automatically to their meter.
The discount is made up of six instalments, starting from October.
How will my traditional prepayment-meter be credited?
If you’re on a traditional prepayment-meter, you’ll be given a redeemable energy bill discount voucher or special action message (SAMs) in the first week of each month, issued via SMS text, email or post.
Customers will then need to redeem these at their usual top-up point.
Customers of Bulb, E.ON and E.ON Next, EDF, Octopus, Ovo (and SSE), Scottish Power, Shell Energy, Utilita and Utility Warehouse can choose for their voucher to be redeemed on either their gas or electricity meter.
However, British Gas customers will only be able to redeem their vouchers on their electricity meters.
What if I have separate gas and electricity suppliers?
If you have a gas prepayment meter and a standard credit electricity meter or vice versa, only one of your energy suppliers will provide the £400 energy bills discount.
Your electricity supplier will be the one to pay you the discount and if you are on a standard electricity meter and pay by direct debit, we have listed how you’ll receive the £400.
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