Energy and Utility Bills

This helpful article lays out a step by step on what to do if you're struggling with energy bills, including how to talk to your supplier and hardship funds available. 

Explore grants and benefits to help you pay your energy bills including:

• Energy price guarantee
• Warm home discount scheme
• Fuel vouchers
• Cold weather payment
• Energy debt 
• Local grants 

Due to the rising costs, many energy suppliers have removed their deals from the market so it can be difficult to switch providers. Go.Compare have some handy guide in the meantime: 

• Warm home discount scheme
• Fixed rates
• Energy price cap
• What to do if your supplier goes bust

Explore discounts, payments, grants and support funds available in Scotland

Scope offer free energy and water advice for disabled people.

The service is open to any disabled person or households in England or Wales where one or more disabled people live.

Ofgem have information on the priority services register.

This is a free support service that makes sure extra help is available to people in vulnerable situations.

Fuelbank Foundation offer advice on finances and managing your energy account.

Shelter have a great page explaining the different types of support available, including grants and rebates. 

CC Water have an advice hub packed with information and useful tools to help you reduce your bills or access financial support.

That includes advice on the different types of schemes that water companies provide.

Try CC Water's meter calculator to see your potential savings if you switched to a water meter. 

You’ll get a payment if the average temperature in your area is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees celsius or below over seven consecutive days.

You’ll get £25 for each seven day period of very cold weather between 1 November and 31 March.