Thread: Edf Energy Trust - Help With Paying Your Utility Bills - Read This

Hi Everyone

I am posting this thread for people who struggle to pay their utility bills as I do.

I had arrears on my EDF Electricity Account of £334.57. I am on disability benefits and in fuel poverty, I found out about this trust and applied for help. I thought I may be lucky and get some help towards my arrears, as including my regular monthly direct debit I was paying £108 a month.

I was amazed to be awarded £525.57 which was credited to my account and left me in credit. It was a massive millstone removed from around my neck and I hope that by putting the details on here it may be of use for others who struggle to pay their bills.

The website address is; www.edfenergytrust.org.uk/ sorry I don't know how to make this link work but you can type it in to your browser!

This is the information copied from the website, which includes the application form;

About Us

What we do...
The EDF Energy Trust helps people in debt with their energy bills who are customers of EDF Energy and the brands formerly known as London Energy, Seeboard Energy and SWEB Energy. The EDF Energy Trust also helps to educate the public about debt awareness and prevention as well as signposting customers to energy efficiency advice and practical support.
The Trust has been operating since October 2003 and has already been able to make over 3700 awards within their individual and families grant programme amounting to over £1.8 million. The organisational grant programme has also made over 50 awards to agencies totalling just over £1 million.
The Trustees set the policy, and control and monitor the Trust's activities but have entered into an agreement for the adminstration of the charity with Charis Grants Limited, a company with extensive grant management experience.

Grants to Individuals

The EDF Energy Trust can give help only to those who meet the specific criteria.
Who can apply?

To apply for help from the Trust Fund, you must be a domestic customer of EDF Energy Brand. EDF Energy has recently merged their old brands, which you might be more familiar with: London Energy, Seeboard Energy or SWEB Energy.
If you live in a home which is supplied by EDF Energy but you are not the account holder e.g. a lodger who pays gas or electricity as part of their rent, you can still apply to the Trust for help with other household bills or costs (evidence will be required that the household receives its electricity or gas from EDF Energy).

I hope this information helps some other people as well as it has me. It is always worth applying.
Simon

I am bumping this back to the 1st page. I am sure this must be a help to some people, so is worth bumping!