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The new price guarantee came into effect on 1st October 2022, for a household with typical use the cost will be £2,500 per year.
The price guarantee applies to standing charges and unit rates rather than the amount you pay. If you use less than the typical amount (based on two people living together) you will pay less and, if you use more, you will pay more.
The various schemes below have all been confirmed as remaining in place up to April 2023.
If you are eligible, you should have already received a payment for a number of these schemes.
A £150 payment to all households in Council Tax bands A - D.
If you pay by Direct Debit, this money should have already been paid into your bank account.
If you received the money by cheque and have not yet paid it in to your bank account, please ensure this is done as soon as possible, because funds that have not been claimed will be lost.
A £150 payment per claimant.
Who is eligible? Anyone with an active claim, as of the 25th May 2022, for:
- Personal Independence Payments (PIP)
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Attendance Allowance (AA)
- Armed Forces Independence Payments
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- War Pension Mobility Supplement
This money should already have been paid directly in to your bank account in September/October and will show as COL on your bank statement (cost of living).
A payment of £300 per household.
This money will be paid to people over state pension age (66 or over) and who are in receipt of Winter Fuel Payment.
It will be paid automatically as a top-up to the Winter Fuel Payment in November/December.
For most households, this money will be paid directly into your bank account.
A payment of £650 per eligible household.
This is paid in two parts, to eligible households who are in receipt of certain means-tested benefits as of the 25th May 2022.
The first part has already been paid, this amount is £326. The second part (£324) was paid to eligible residents in November. The qualifying benefits are:
- Universal Credit
- Pension Credit
- Jobseekers Allowance - JSA (Income Based)
- Employment and Support Allowance - ESA (Income Related)
- Income Support
- Working Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
A payment of £400 per household.
This will be paid to all households with a domestic electricity connection. You are eligible automatically through your electricity supplier.
Direct Debit and Credit Meter customers will have the money either credited directly to their energy accounts, paid into their bank accounts following collection of their direct debit, or in some cases their direct debit payment will be reduced.
The method of payment depends on the electricity supplier.
Pre-payment customers will have the money credited to their meters, or paid via a top-up voucher.
A payment up to £400 per eligible household.
Available to households that have no more than £150 left each month after paying essential bills such as food, rent and utility bills.
To qualify for the Energy Crisis Support Scheme, applicants will be asked to provide information about their current financial situation, along with a recent bank statement and an estimate of monthly expenditure and income.
This scheme is funded by large UK energy companies who are obligated by the regulator Ofgem to upgrade a certain number of UK homes each year with retrofit measures.
Retrofit is the process of making changes to existing buildings so that energy consumption and emissions are reduced.
Rotherham Council has widened the criteria to allow more residents to benefit under a section of the scheme named ECO4-FLEX.
This scheme is administered by Rotherham Council. In order to be deemed eligible you must be a private tenure household and meet certain criteria.
 Making Our Money Go Further is a free service for people in Rotherham who need support, advice, and guidance around their personal finances.
This project is being delivered by Rotherfed and Citizens Advice.
All activities take place in community venues in 10 areas across Rotherham, making it easier to get the help you need locally.
Support available includes:
- Group meetings with people in your area who are experiencing similar problems
- The chance to come together and share ideas and solutions that can really make a difference
- Information and advice that helps you with the things that matter to you most
- Access to one to one confidential and impartial advice on debt and benefits
- Opportunities that will help you reduce your outgoings and increase your income
- Additional support that will help you progress in the future.
If you are interested in finding out more about this project, please visit the Rotherfed website.
Find out more
To find out more about the project, get involved and discover helpful information, you can contact Rotherfed via telephone: 01709 368515, or email: info@rotherfed.org.
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