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Title: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: GrannyMac on October 03, 2022, 04:18:07 PM
I checked my Shell account this morning, first £66 payment has been applied. Everyone with an electric meter should get it.  Not often we get a wee bit extra.   :clap:
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Diasi on October 03, 2022, 04:40:38 PM
Thanks, I'll check mine later.

I'm going to ask to have my SMETS 1 meters changed to SMETS 2 meters as the IHD has more functions to monitor & control energy usage.

Just tried to log in & there's a 13 minute wait to be able to access the site.

I've got into my account & the £66 is there, taking my credit up to £400.15p  :yahoo:
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: klondike on October 03, 2022, 05:22:59 PM
Not sure what mine are doing. There is nothing to say any discount has been banked that I can see but they have reduced the DD by £67. It just shows as £446 in credit but it was that already on 22 Sept.

Considering this company gets good customer service reports according to the MSE tool I used in the days when you could swap provider I'd hate to see what information a poorly rated one provides. There is a tool that recommends I pay £162 which clearly makes no allowance for the government discount as the actual price increase isn't huge now thanks to the revised cap.

I assume after my DD gets paid on 12th I will see that plus the £66 going in.
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: GrannyMac on October 04, 2022, 05:41:10 PM
I though all we who normally get nowt for free would be excited about it.  Perhaps payments are being staggered? I wonder how I'll contain myself when our combined £500 hits the bank account!

Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Ashy on October 04, 2022, 06:01:00 PM
As discussed elsewhere on this forum it's £66 - £67 a month. For quarterly bills that should average out at £400 for the winter period.
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Michael Rolls on October 05, 2022, 09:19:36 AM
well, just had a letter from SSE/OVO gleefully informing me that the monthly bill for the house goes up from £573 pm to £643 on 22/10/22- not clear if that is before or after the rebate. Letter still to come re the outhouses - currently £141 a month, doubtless to increase - so close on £10,000 a year. Needless to say, the days when I kept the whole house nice and warm at 21-22C are gone - as are most of my donations to charity.
Mike  :yell:  :yell:  :yell:
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Alex on October 05, 2022, 09:24:39 AM
You could do with somewhere smaller Mike, that's an arm and a leg you're paying out there.
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Scrumpy on October 05, 2022, 09:41:28 AM

Michael.. That's a lot of money.. 

One has to consider what part of the country a person lives.. Climate so different between North and South.. Even on our small island.
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Diasi on October 05, 2022, 11:46:50 AM
Quote from: Michael Rolls on October 05, 2022, 09:19:36 AMwell, just had a letter from SSE/OVO gleefully informing me that the monthly bill for the house goes up from £573 pm to £643 on 22/10/22- not clear if that is before or after the rebate. Letter still to come re the outhouses - currently £141 a month, doubtless to increase - so close on £10,000 a year. Needless to say, the days when I kept the whole house nice and warm at 21-22C are gone - as are most of my donations to charity.
Mike  :yell:  :yell:  :yell:
I've been considering cancelling my charity Direct Debits but I haven't done so yet, I only make small payments which add up to about £60 per month so I'll probably just let them run.

Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Scrumpy on October 05, 2022, 12:17:17 PM

Yeah !!  I might give mine to the bloke down the road.. Poor sod hasn't worked in years.. 
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: GrannyMac on October 05, 2022, 05:46:42 PM
Why, is he ill? Disabled?

If he's unemployed he'll be a recipient of £650 which thee and me don't get.

October 05, 2022, 05:48:39 PM
Quote from: Alex on October 05, 2022, 09:24:39 AMYou could do with somewhere smaller Mike, that's an arm and a leg you're paying out there.

You're absolutely right. A huge amount!
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Raven on October 05, 2022, 08:11:54 PM
I still miss my old marital home, it was a big old 4 bed place, a bugger to heat back when we lived there, but now I simply wouldn't be able to afford to.
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Michael Rolls on October 06, 2022, 03:35:49 AM
I'm lucky enough to be able to afford these obscene costs - I know many folk will be struggling. This was our home. We were happy here and I still have the memories. Hopefully, the only way that I will leave it is in a box.
I can economise a bit on electricity - I'm a cold soul, but an extra layer of clothing and not heating the whole house to 22C or so is sensible under the current circumstances.
Mike
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: GrannyMac on October 06, 2022, 07:03:14 AM
Mike, my daughter has just bought my OH a hoodie blanket. Fleece lined, its remarkably cosy.  The grandchildren have had these for a while, now the adults have cottoned on. Amazon have them at all prices. 




Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Michael Rolls on October 06, 2022, 07:20:25 AM
Many thanks for the thought - I have something similar - Veronica's brother Paul bought it for her - when her disability (it was cyclical) was bad, she spent a lot of time sitting down and even with the house warm, she still felt cold but preferred to use the blanket rather than have the heating whacked up. As her cousin used to say - 'she took after her mum - they both hated spending money'  :grin:
Mike
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: GrannyMac on October 06, 2022, 07:36:26 AM
Thats good. OH hasn't felt the need to have the heating on yet, except first thing because our bathroom is the coldest room in the house!
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: klondike on October 06, 2022, 09:39:50 AM
Quote from: GrannyMac on October 06, 2022, 07:36:26 AMour bathroom is the coldest room in the house!
Same here. I get up twice and shower when the house has warmed up.
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Diasi on October 06, 2022, 09:50:04 AM
Quote from: Michael Rolls on October 06, 2022, 03:35:49 AMI'm lucky enough to be able to afford these obscene costs - I know many folk will be struggling. This was our home. We were happy here and I still have the memories. Hopefully, the only way that I will leave it is in a box.
I can economise a bit on electricity - I'm a cold soul, but an extra layer of clothing and not heating the whole house to 22C or so is sensible under the current circumstances.
Mike
You can acclimatise yourself to the cold so that you can tolerate it.

I haven't switched on the CH function yet & I'm ok in a tee shirt.
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Michael Rolls on October 06, 2022, 09:59:21 AM
I'm trying (yes, I know, very trying :grin: ) but it will take a while, I guess
Mike
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: klondike on October 06, 2022, 10:17:24 AM
I had my DD set to the recommended for the prior cap level. It was over 50% more than I had been paying and has built a £460 surplus. They have since reduced my DD by £67 - still more than it was pre the cap rises but less than I paid over the summer. I hope with some economies I will see out the winter with the account in balance.
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Diasi on October 06, 2022, 05:27:36 PM
Quote from: klondike on October 06, 2022, 10:17:24 AMI had my DD set to the recommended for the prior cap level. It was over 50% more than I had been paying and has built a £460 surplus. They have since reduced my DD by £67 - still more than it was pre the cap rises but less than I paid over the summer. I hope with some economies I will see out the winter with the account in balance.
Our account is £400 in credit but now that we're on a variable DD I will expect the credit to be refunded in full as, going forward, we'll never be in credit or debit as we'll pay for whatever energy we've used in the billing month.

I've also asked Shell to upgrade our SMETS1 meters to SMETS2 meters as the SMETS2 IHDs have more features than the very basic SMETS1 IHDs.
Title: Re: First instalment of £400 energy grant received
Post by: Scrumpy on October 06, 2022, 07:09:49 PM
No heating here yet.. Lovely sunny day..
I get out of bed and straight into the shower.. I don't hang around ...