People are being reminded that they can get £400 off their energy bills after it was found millions of vouchers are going unclaimed. Energy companies are giving domestic customers a £400 discount off their gas and electric bills over the next six months.
The scheme, being delivered through the UK government's expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS), is being applied to your electricity bill for six months through a £66 discount in both October and November followed by four £67 discounts from December to March.
Those with traditional prepayment meter users are getting their discounts slightly differently through equivalent vouchers which must be redeemed. But earlier this week it was found that millions of vouchers offering a total of £400 towards the cost of energy have yet to be claimed. The BBC reported that only £27 million worth of £50 million worth of vouchers had been redeemed so far, leading to fears some might lose out on their discount.
