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There are some guidelines - see OFGEM website.
Much depends also on your meter-ie if its pre payment etc.
Some offer lower repayments of the minimum £5 for arrears to £3.
Good idea to have a look at a comparison site like mse.
There are links there to check the websites of those offering deals.
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Actually, the whole social tarriff scheme is a big [problem] (well at least as far as my company, Southern Electric is concerned).
Their rule is simple:If you are on a means tested benefit and spend more than 10% of your income on fuel and you qualify for the social tariff. I spend just over 10% of mine, so I applied.
However, what they dont say is that the 10% refers to total income, including any housing benefit you might get. So, according to them, I don't qualify
Suppose, though, that you live in a house and you have finished paying your mortgage - therefore no housing benefit, but possibly the same amount of disposable income, spend 10% on fuel, then you would qualify.
Effectively this means that the vast majority of those who need the tarriff can't get it!!
Gas & Electric - Social Tariffs
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