If you are on a water meter and you have children and/or medical conditions that require higher than average water use, then help may be just around the corner.
Many water companies in the UK provide social tariffs to those households who pay for their water on a metered basis.
Some tariffs are based solely on medical conditions, some are based on household size and most take into account if the householder who pays the water bill is in receipt of certain state benefits.
Currently, some of the benefits that may qualify a person to join a social tariff for metered water are:
* Housing Benefit/Local Housing Allowance
* Council Tax Benefit
* Child Tax Credit
* Working Tax Credit
* State Pension Credit
If you think you may be entitled and would benefit from switching to the social tariff, contact your water company and ask to join their social tariffs, sometimes called Aqua Care (benefits only) or Water Sure (large families/medical conditions).
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