17 March 2015

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AGE UK East Grinstead & District ran an Energy Advice Day in partnership with Rachel Gamble of Energy Base, which took place in East Grinstead Library two weeks ago.

The event, supported by the Government, was well attended, with queues developing from the outset.

It was structured to provide impartial advice to people with an emphasis on how they could save money by switching their energy supply to a cheaper tariff. Advice was also given on other ways people can receive help on their energy bills and payments, such as the Warm Home Discount which is a payment of £140 paid towards the electricity bill for those people who qualify – for example for people receiving the pension credit guarantee).

A number of people chose to switch on the day and in total an amount of £2,640 was saved between ten people. The biggest saving on the day was over £500. There was also plenty of opportunity for people to ask questions and find out more about changing energy provider, as well as dispelling some of the myths on switching.

Age UK hopes to run further events like these in the future , so look out for further information or contact Age UK East Grinstead & District on 01342 327046 if you are interested in finding out more.