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For those of you that claimed this last winter there is a new scheme offering a bigger rebate you should receive details in the post but just in case and for new claimants… British Gas users will receive a £60 rebate in the form of two separate credits one on your last bill for this year and the other on the first bill for 2007. If you also buy your electricity from them you will receive a further £30 in two credits in the same way as for gas. If you haven’t claimed before do so now by ringing the Winter Rebate Scheme on 0845 601 2006 have your account number to hand. You need to be in receipt of one of the following benefits It's for British (or Scottish) Gas customers only and you have to be on one of the following benefits: Vulnerable Customer - Eligible Benefits • Disability living allowance • Pension Credit • Attendance allowance • War disablement pension which includes either a mobility supplement or constant attendance allowance • Disablement pension which includes constant attendance allowance • Child tax credit where the relevant income is £14,600 or less • Working tax credit where the relevant income is £14,600 or less • Council tax benefit • Housing benefit • Income-based job seekers allowance • Income support • Carers Allowance • Severe Disability allowance If you didn't apply last year do so NOW. Good luck everyone Linda x

Thankyou unfortunately it dosen't apply to me as self employed so too is hubby. Don't get any benefits. Not even with British Gas, found Atlantic to be cheaper. Don't like BG had problems in the past with them. Thanks anyway. catherine xx

Thanks for info Linda, i will pass it on to the many clients i work with who are eligible for the rebate.... Libby :))

Thankyou Linda. I have already applied and got mine sorted. A great saving----not to be missed. c x

Linda Thank you for posting this information. I took your advice regarding the rebate last year and will be doing so again this year. Many thanks for your kind thoughts in thinking of everyone. Best wishes Snowdrops

Bumping to save. Catherine - a closely guarded secret - self employed people CAN claim Working Tax Credit. No one will tell you this, but if you are interested, I can give you the phone number for a claim form. I did this recently, thinking there must be a catch - there isnt, and I got a small, but welcome allowance, with the greatest of ease! OC

Thanks OC, I actually think we get a bit of this Hubby applied, it's about a tenner a week I think. Thank anyway catherine xx

Thanks Linda..... think my Mum will qualify so I'll be ringing them. Jran x.

We don't get any of those but I will nudge it to the top anyway Linda. Germaine x

Thanks Linda, I did apply and got it last year although I was one of the last to know about it as usual and only just made it as they extended the deadline but also got mum and mum in law and daughter to apply. Will do again so thanks Gloryer

Thanks for the reminder Linda.

Thank you Linda, very good of you to help. we get ours automatically Pensioners and disabled, but people often do not claim and it is such a help. Deanna X

just had a letter about mine. Says I dont need to do anything. But I will automatically get it.

Nudging to keep it in my contacts so I can apply for my Dad - awaiting his new account numbers for both as he has just moved house. Thanks for the prompt as I didn't know about it and he would have qualified last year as well Joanne

Just looking at this for myself so thought I would nudge it for others who may not know about it. Snowdrops

Oodles of thanks! I also got £30 off my electric as well, because I get that off them as well.

Can't see any credits for the hard working majority, but we still have to find the money when the bill comes in. Talk about taking money from your purse and shoving it in someone elses. Lin

JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW I have been on the phone to query my bills and asked about the winter fuel payment as it wasnt taken of this one which is the last one of the year. They said they only give the rebate to 250,000 and they have already reached their quota. However it is not taken of the last bill off this year and the first of next but taken of the 2 winter bills and as the one I recieved is for the autumn it should be taken of the next 2 which will be the highest ones. Thats the theory any way.