Social tariff? mincemeat. what do they mean by a socialtariff? how mincemeat. what do they mean by a social tariff? how does it work? this is something 0fgem has said it needs to be looked at as a possible solution. the idea is you get a cheaper deal if you are uncertain benefits. targeted for the lower income households on benefits. it is something we see in other sectors. broadband, there is a social, social tariffs, there are two big stumbling blocks if you like. the first is that a lot of people and some of these other sectors do not know about social tariffs, it has been proudly advertised by the suppliers. the second is how it is paid for. this is a huge question. if you have a discounted rate for one group of people, then the likelihood is that the cost of that is picked up by suppliers, how will they fund that, thatis suppliers, how will they fund that, that is by higher prices for everyone else. the idea is that this
I am worried about and adding an extra layer of complication, but i am going to do it. remember, these charges are all about england, wales and scotland, and how you pay, this is something you can do something about. how you pay depends on what you paid. forsome about. how you pay depends on what you paid. for some people, they will still be paying every three months on standard credit, often by check, thatis on standard credit, often by check, that is £120 a year more expensive thanif that is £120 a year more expensive than if you pay by direct debit, windows charges are smoothed out over the year. there are lots of people who do not have that option and have a prepayment meter, they will pay slightly more than those on direct debit. all these charges in the mix, if you like, and i m afraid it s a case of sitting down, looking at your charges, looking at what you pay, budgeting accordingly, you haven t turned the heating on yet.