Energy and money advice and information
Mencap is proud to work with the British Gas Energy Trust, an independent charity that supports people to manage their money and energy bills.
By working together we have created this page of
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advice about money and energy bills for people with a
learning disability
A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things.
and their friends, family and carers.
Energy saving tips
To help you save money on energy bills watch our 'Energy saving tips' video.
Advice and support with energy and money (Easy Reads)
This advice tool is full of useful information to help you manage your household bills and living costs with tips on how to save money.
Most of the information in this section is provided in Easy Read format.
Remember if you need to talk to somebody you can contact the Learning Disability helpline for more information and support:
- Phone: 0808 808 1111
- Email: [email protected]
How to use this advice tool (Easy Read)
We have made Easy Read instructions on how to use this tool to find the things you want to know about.
Read the instructionsWhat would you like to know about?
The Priority Services Register
Ask to be added to the free Priorities Services Register - a list that energy and water companies use to make sure they offer help to people who need it.
How to save money
Our How to save money webpage includes lots of hints and tips on how to save money in the home, along with some cheap and easy food recipes.
Energy saving offer for people with a learning disability
If you have a learning disability, while stocks last, you may qualify for a free Mencap energy saving pack.
The pack, funded by the British Gas Energy Trust, includes several things to help you save energy in your home including a blanket and a hot water bottle.
Additional pages for advice and support with money, food and energy
By Mencap
Money, food and energy questions and answers
If you pay charges for care in your own home, your
council
A council is also called a local authority. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live. These include: schools, social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
should check that you have enough money to live on.
If you think that there are costs that were not looked at when your income Income is all the money you get from things like paid jobs and government benefits. was checked, you can ask for your council to look again.
Contact the Mencap Helpline for more information.
The Government The Government are the people who run the country. They decide how much tax people should pay for things and how things like the National Health Service should work. has made money available to local councils to support people with their bills. This is called the ‘Household Support Grant’.
Contact the Mencap Helpline to see if there is any help for you.
The energy price cap is about how much energy companies can charge for gas and electricity.
The amount you'll pay depends on how much gas and electricity you use.
You don’t need to do anything. The Energy Price Guarantee automatically applies to all types of energy tariffs.
No.
Many people with a learning disability who get
social care
Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it.
support from their council have to pay money in charges towards their care.
The government has said that people get to keep all of the cost of living payments and councils cannot take the payments into account for social care charges.