We, like many rural villages, rub completely on oil. We have no gas mains and don't have a choice on how we heat our homes. For months now we've been promised a £100 payment to off-set our oil purchases (not that it even begins to offset it! Two years ago we paid £250 for half a tank of oil. We've recently paid £490)
In all press releases the government say they've 'realised' making the payments is complicated. As if they shouldn't have foreseen that. Now they are suggesting we will get £100 off our electricity bill to counter-act the oil costs. But still nothing confirmed or provided.
As we go into winter families are having to pay out over £1000 for a full tank of fuel, or £400-£500 for a minimum order. With no support or help.
AIBU to think the government has completely let us down, and should have come up with a solution before winter hit??
I appreciate everyone is struggling with rising costs, not just those on oil but I feel we often get forgotten in all the discussions!