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How much for gas & electric pcm?!

79 replies

Shleepymummy · 11/07/2024 21:33

Maybe I’m just blind to the rising costs but my energy company want to increase our monthly payments from £188 to £191 pcm to cover bills and a further £59 pcm to help reduce debt so we aren’t too deep in the negative next winter. I need to do a meter read in the hope that will help a bit butttt I doubt it.
So- are we using a stupid amount of energy?! 4 bed house, standard size I’d say, built 1991. Heating on in winter but on a timer so not all time. Summer obvs not on. 2 adult showers a day, one bath for kids but try and keep it shallow. Don’t have lights on really cos of day light. Yes we watch tv and use internet but no one working from home. dishwasher once a day, washing machine once a day sometimes twice, tumble dryer used but not every day.
We’ve obviously got some debt hence the £59 payment but £191 a month, is that right?!

OP posts:
MaturingCheeseball · 02/10/2025 08:10

It’s only worth comparing like with like. Otherwise of course a single person in a well-insulated flat uses less than a family in a draughty old house.

What gets me is my parsimony seems a waste of time - my bills are still huge! When I look at my bill even if I used nothing ever the large standing charge is still gleefully collected.

Bjorkdidit · 02/10/2025 08:17

The standing charge is higher than it was but it's £25/30 a month so if your bills are 'huge' it's because you use a lot, or have an unrealistic definition of huge.

SkipAd · 04/10/2025 08:29

skipspotter · 01/10/2025 04:04

Hi guys. Am a newbi on here. Havent slept a wink all night and its now 4:00am. I happended to check by bank account last night and found E-ON have taken £175 for my gas and electric for this month. I am on a pay monthly plan and am living by myself in a one bedroom small bungalow. Am disabled so am usually in most of the time and usually only use hot water for washing up and shower. I feel so sick over this as am unable to work and am on benefits so this usage amount is going to ruin my life.

Hi @skipspotter
It may be better for you to start your own thread re. your situation as many posters will just be responding to the OPs question of how much they spend per month.
I personally don’t know much about utility bills and being on benefits but others definitely will, and will be able to help. Please don’t panic yet.

Boomer55 · 05/10/2025 16:49

Bearing in mind what I pay for a 2 bed flat, your bills sound reasonable. The arrears have to be paid obviously.

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