Cheap prices for over 60s

A question about : Cheap prices for over 60s

I heard something ,when I was driving the otherday, about if there is anyone in ahouse over 60 they can get cheaper gas and electricity. Many thanks Madeline

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• Do you know how?
  (and is that a house over 60 or a person?)
• STAYWARM is the 'use as much as you like' Gas & Electric deal it was originally lauched by TXU. !
  (TXU has since been taken over by EON using their Powergen brand)
  (EON purchased Powergen previously)
  You have heard the good news of use as much as you like, the bad points are that it's based on the property size, and no. of occupants. !The other bad point is the increases that have occoured year on year.
  The biggest fear I have is that lots of pensioners will ignore basic energy efficiency and before long be too dependant on this un-metered source. !Why ? !Because they will then be vunerable to price increases and the return to meter services if this pricing option is not continued by the latest owners.
  Look at what is currently used and what might be needed to be used. !Then if she will gain then great, even in the short term gain will be good, just be aware of the negatives
  Pak !
• I tried to join my parents to Staywarm only to find they had lots of conditions they dont advertise including if you have a small pond and small pump!. After having a n power rep pretending not to be and getting them to switch companies before they knew it. (Actually they only found out when they got a sorry your leaving us letter from Britist gas) they are far from happy with the whole system! They live in Welwyn Garden City, any recommendations? :-[
• I'd ditto Martin's advice and recommend u get one of the independent switching services (Simply Energy, Uswitch etc.) to handle the whole thing. I recently looked into Staywarm myself, but found it's prices to be more expensive anyway!
  Hope that helps,
  Rik
• swapped my in laws off StayWarm this yr- increases too great-
  estimate Ј8pm saving on meter- even based on last yrs unmetered usage
• Staywarm is no longer the cheapest so don't be taken in. Two years ago when we first signed up it was Ј35 per month. It is now going to be Ј59 a month from May. There is only my husband and myself in a small 3 bed semi. They're not giving you anything for nothing. you still have to pay Ј59 a month even in the summer when you don't use much. Am at present looking for somewhere cheaper. Has anyone found a cheaper company. Please help. ???
  A.Jones, Liverpool.
• I've just punched in my postcode to staywarm and they areЈ13 more per mth than i'm paying at present.I am thinking of changing from present supplier,bg, and the best i can see at the moment is Telecom plus,even with their mthly fee of Ј1.76.Why do i hesitate.
• Be a little bit careful.
  Telecom Plus have put up their rate today.
  Make sure you have the right prices.
  Having said that they may very well still be the cheapest.
• Have been with staywarm 10 months and thought I would have a look at other supplier's prices as you sign a one year agreement.
  I have read my gas and electricity meters each month and have divided units used by 10 then multiplied by 12 to give as real a figure as I can for a year.
  Used uswitch and found annual for gas and electricity with Powergen on line duel fuel Ј474.23 compared with staywarm Ј60.82 per month thats Ј729.84 that's a massive Ј255.61 more.
  I'm going to do the sums again as this seems a huge difference. ???
• I have just helped a couple and 3 of their neighbours apply to switch over from Powergen Staywarm to TelecomPlus.
  The recent article in the Daily Mail (27th March) outlined the large rise in Staywarm monthly rates due shortly and how many Pensioners have been tricked.
  Lord F
  T+ Distributor
• I first came across Staywarm in Martin's book , so had a look at the site. It's only available for houses up to 3 bedrooms, so save yourself some research if you have a mansion :-[
• hi
  I have been avidly reading all your comments on the 'staywarm' inclusive package
  is there any other company that offers the same type of deal at more competetive prices..? ???
  how are your requirements checked out to qualify..?
  I am severley disabled and not 60 for a couple of months
  is there a scheme for disabled persons also..?
  thank you all
  your kind help is appreciated
  Mariangela
• I am with Staywarm, but I'm afraid the good times have gone. It is for over 60's and the price depended on how many people lived in the house, and the number of bedrooms. I started paying Ј44 per month for as much fuel as you like 4 years ago, and they have just advised me that it will ne Ј71.25 per month starting in June. That is for a 4 bed house, but they will only take up to 3 bedroom houses now. What you have to remember is that if you go away for a month or so in the winter, you still keep paying the same amount. I have done quite a few calculations and based upon my usage last year I could save about Ј150 by reverting back to a utilisation account, so even if I was reckless it would still take some catching up to spend Ј858 per annum as opposed to about Ј710
• With a one-bedroom flat and two people StayWarm at Ј45.07 per month would cost Ј28 per month less than the lowest cost deal I could find on www.uswitch.com.
  Looks too good to be true so I had a look at StayWarm’s small print. There it says:
  “H. We reserve the right to withdraw you from StayWarm if:
  iv. You are found to be using large amounts of energy. Some households may therefore become ineligible.”
  It doesn’t say what they regard as large amounts and whether they’d give you a warning before switching you to normal tariff.
  I don’t object in principle to them putting on a limit but I don’t like the wording being so much open to their own interpretation.
• I switched to STAYWARM about three years ago when they also offered their service to disabled persons aged under sixty.
  Since then, there has been a 30% price increase although, in Janaury this year, prices actually went down a few pence per month!
  If you do dwitch to STAYWARM, their charging method means it is better to make the switch in autumn. If you switch away from STAYWARM you should do so in the spring.
  STAYWARM only offer a dual-fuel service so if you request to switch away from them and one of those switches fail you can end up in the dubious situation of paying your new supplier for one service but still paying STAYWARM for two services! BEWARE!
  I have had quite a few problems with STAYWARM as they do not seem to have a proper customer accounting system, though this is probably only historically correct now. However, if I did switch, I have no doubt that if they think I am in arrears (even though I am not) they will prevent any move.
• I signed on to Staywarm in December last year,on the recomendation of a friend,my wife and i have a three b/r detached house, so the monthly price in Dec. last year was Ј55, per month.
  This price stays the same for a year, then it will go up.
  Since we started on Staywarm, the price has gone up,i beleive by approx 12%.
  I read my meter on the 1st of every month, and i work out the usage, so far i have paid out Ј330, but my usage of Gas and Electric is Ј295,so i will in all probability change back in December to the cheapest supplier.
  So be careful before you change over, do your homework.
• So called "Telecom plus customer" Steen Joergensen wrote:
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