ARTICLE UPDATED ON 24/01/23

In May 2022, the government announced a £400 payment (called the Energy Bills Support Scheme) to reduce every household energy bill this winter. Exactly how you'll be paid this money depends on your supplier and how you pay for your energy bills.

Here's how it works:

• You don’t need to apply, for many it will be a straightforward payment into your account 

• Or, you will get your bill reduced by £66-£67 each month from Oct 2022 – March 2023 

• Click below to see how you'll receive the £400, based on your energy supplier and payment method

Receiving your £400

For some students it's not so straightforward...

Renting a student house with energy bills included: 

Having been told for months that students living in a house with “all inclusive bills” would get the cash, it emerged that the only students in a shared house that would get the £400 would be those who, in fact, did not have their bills fully included.

Living in Uni Locks or private halls: 

Students in halls won’t be eligible for the scheme because they don’t have an accessible meter point or a direct relationship with their energy supplier. 

The government announced that further funding would be available through 2022/23 to help those not reached by the scheme.  Unfortunately this alternative fund does not cover students in halls.

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