As above. We don't know. And politicians will make that decision.
Jonathan
Perhaps you ought to change your user name to simon prophet of doom?simonineaston wrote: ↑30 Sep 2022, 9:59am I'm thinking there may not be a next winter - well, not for us humans anyway... Putin's about to annexe 4 districts from Ukraine, which as I understand it, is a so-called red line for Nato. Oh Dear. The End is Nigh !!
Anyway, meanwhile if you're stuck for light entertainment, read up about former Soviet army lieutenant colonel, Stanislav Petrov, who having used his experience & judgement to save the world from nuclear armagedon, was scorned and spurned by the authorities... some people just don't appreciate the resources they've got, do they ?!
Dont forget the icon!
It'll be rather surprising if they're not criticised soon. I've read posts on other forums from people transferred to BG after supplier collapse where BG won't bill them more often than quarterly (already a challenge for budgeting) and has then messed up several bills in a row, resulting in a huge next bill.simonineaston wrote: ↑29 Sep 2022, 12:35pmThat's good - British Gas, owned by UK company Centrica, is coming out of this whole debacle with some modest grace. They are the only energy supplier, at least in the so-called Big Six, that have not been criticised for dealing harshly with customers in financial difficulties.but mine (British Gas) sent an email reminder to take the reading tomorrow, but I have 14 days to upload it
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/m ... ling-bills
I got shunted to BG when my supplier of choice went bust last year. I didn't have any say in it and I don't think BG did either.
A British Gas anecdote.simonineaston wrote: ↑1 Oct 2022, 10:53am I have just one tiny wafer-thin anecdote re British Gas, ie their engineer turned up at a friend's gaff the other day, to fix his broken boiler and surprised everybody by insisting that he knew what the problem was and that he could get hold of the part and that he would need an extra 24 hours to source it and that he would come back the next day, at a time that would suit my friend... "A likely story!" my friend thought, but apparently, said engineer was as good as his word and the boiler is now fixed and once more doing sterling work. So there.
The Chancellor today:Jdsk wrote: ↑30 Sep 2022, 9:41amJdsk wrote: ↑25 Sep 2022, 5:52pmThe official statement is now:
GOV.UK: "Energy bills support factsheet":
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ember-2022
Updated 21 September 2022
To the best of my knowledge beyond that it's politics. And not necessarily the same across the UK.
Plus the words "Treasury-led" to say "I'm in charge of the most vital policy now".simonineaston wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 12:42pm Hunt's statement is effectively saying three words, Truss Talks Rubbish.
Energy companies attempting to tap a £40bn government scheme to protect them from volatile prices will be blocked from paying bonuses to executives and dividends to shareholders.
So previously/recently consumers had been promised 2 years under the scheme and now suddenly it's cut to 6 months! I don't see how Truss can stay.Jdsk wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:35amThe Chancellor today:Jdsk wrote: ↑30 Sep 2022, 9:41amJdsk wrote: ↑25 Sep 2022, 5:52pm
The official statement is now:
GOV.UK: "Energy bills support factsheet":
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ember-2022
Updated 21 September 2022
To the best of my knowledge beyond that it's politics. And not necessarily the same across the UK.
"The biggest single expense in the growth plan was the energy price guarantee.
"This is a landmark policy supporting millions of people through a difficult winter ad today I want to confirm that the support we are providing between now and April next year will not change.
"But beyond that, the prime minister and I have agreed it would not be responsible to continue exposing public finances to unlimited volatility in international gas prices.
"So I’m announcing today a Treasury-led review into how we support energy bills beyond April next year. The objective is to design a new approach that will cost the taxpayer significantly less than planned whilst ensuring enough support for those in need.
"Any support for businesses will be targeted to those most affected and the new approach will better incentivise energy efficiency."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/li ... itics-live
Jonathan
And the duration of support was one of the main points of argument in last week's PMQs!Psamathe wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 1:11pmSo previously/recently consumers had been promised 2 years under the scheme and now suddenly it's cut to 6 months! I don't see how Truss can stay.
Interesting to see if she keeps her promise about the pensions triple lock. Older generation tends to be more Conservative voters so not maintaining the triple lock will anger a high %age of Conservative voters, made worse by that she only recently declared it would be honoured.
But we can't have a Government that is one day promising 2 years support and a few days later cutting it back to 6 months and "reviewing". That is no way to Govern a country.