Free Electricity Units For Pensioners

For credit metered customers the total units consumed will be reduced by the amount of free basic units.

Free electricity units for pensioners.

The initiative was launched in 2004 and the service provides between 25 60 kilowatt hours kwh of free electricity per month for qualifying meters. Allowed to the above mentioned retired applicant has been discontinued. If the account is not in your name you can contact us on 1850 372 372 to have your name changed on the bill. It is paid to people over 70 and to people under 70 in some circumstances.

The free electricity allowance is a 35 monthly supplement paid by the department of social protection to assist certain individuals with their electricity bill payments. It is not intended to provide free electricity but free basic electricity. The department of social protection has set the rate for the free electricity allowance at 35 00 per month. It includes electricity and gas allowances and a free television licence.

This will appear on your electricity bill as 1 15068493. Cheap energy plans for seniors pensioners. All over 70s and individuals under 70 who meet certain criteria are eligible to receive the payment which is part of the household benefits package. Users who have prepaid electricity meters will be able to see when the free electricity is used up and will then have to buy more electricity at their expense.

This allowance will appear as a credit of 1 15 per day on your electric ireland electricity bill. Users with conventional or credit meters will see a credit of 50kwh on their monthly bill which is the fbe units. 1 an allocation of free basic electricity fbe and. 2 a subsidized below cost of supply tariff up to consumption of 350kwhs units.

Any additional use is billed as per the applicable tariff. Free basic electricity commenced in a. Free basic electricity fbe is free electricity and a government initiative put in place to support low income households. When the free units have been used up the consumer will need to buy additional units at the prevailing approved rates.

If you are eligible to apply you can do so by completing the application form hb1 you must have an electric ireland account in your own name if you want to apply. Equal to 50 of the concession allowed to the employee in service. National treasury allocates funds to local authorities for a maximum of 50 kwhs of free basic electricity per low income household. Where pension is received 13 date from which concession is to be allowed.

Certified that the concession of free electricity against ref. Prescribed limit of free units i e.