All news on the topic: British Gas

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British Gas scheme that offers free £2,000 energy help is closing today
The British Gas Individuals and Families Fund is closing today at 4pm for credit account holders but it will remain open to pre-payment meter customers
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Simple radiator mistake could be costing you £100s - and keeping you cold
With thousands of Brits still struggling to pay their energy bills, despite the falling price cap, it may be worth checking your radiators. A common mistake could mean you're wasting energy, and paying for the privilege
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British Gas extends scheme that offers half price electricity every Sunday
British Gas previously said its PeakSave Sundays would end today (February 29) but it has now issued an update, and said it will now run every Sunday, between 11am to 4pm, until March 31
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British Gas took £3,344 from pensioner - despite him never being a customer
Lawrence Cannon, 67, only noticed the erroneous payments made to British Gas in November last year and contacted The Mirror after struggling to get a refund from the UK's biggest energy firm
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Households to have £272 slashed from energy bills within weeks
The typical energy bills are predicted to drop from £1,928 per year to £1,656 from April 1 for UK households including British Gas, OVO, EDF, E.On and Octopus customers
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British Gas 'ignored' meter readings of dad who was wrongly billed £1,061
Keir Waugh, 38, says the energy giant should cancel his bill entirely after the huge error. But he's been told by British Gas that he's still owes more than £1,000
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'Rishi has run out of ideas - with his dismal record we are sliding backwards'
For the Tories to claim this is a 'mild' recession is an insult to people trying to balance their budgets and to small business owners trying to keep their heads above water
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British Gas' 'obscene' surge in profits branded as UK in fuel poverty crisis
The country's biggest energy supplier raked in £751million last year, up from £72million in 2022 - a surge fuelled by £500m of energy crisis costs which it was allowed to recoup from bills
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British Gas owner Centrica considers investing in Sizewell C nuclear plant
Centrica chief executive Chris O'Shea said the Sizewell site was a "possible future investment" as the Government tries to secure funding for the plant
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Centrica boss calls for 'social tarriff' to help the poorest pay energy bills
Centrica chief executive Chris O'Shea said that a social tariff for the worst off would be "the best thing we can do for consumers"
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British Gas owner Centrica sees profits fall as crisis costs are clawed back
The business was one of several energy suppliers which regulator Ofgem allowed to recover costs that they had racked up during the crisis
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Man gobsmacked after British Gas sent him £32,000 bill after smart meter error
Collin Dickinson, 53, couldn't believe the staggering amount he was apparently due the energy provider as he had always been in credit.
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'London chemical attack on mother and child shouldn't be used to whip up hate'
Serious questions need to be asked about how the man suspected of an attack with a corrosive substance on a woman who now has life-changing injuries was allowed to stay in the country
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'I accidentally pressed a wrong button - now British Gas won't return my money'
Eighty-two-year-old gran Margaret Griffin has been a loyal customer of British Gas for over a sixty years but a mix-up over the phone left her out of pocket and too stressed to leave the house
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British Gas customer handed 'pathetic' cheque refund - but is left in hysterics
A British Gas customer took to Reddit to reveal the refund they received from the company after switching energy providers when its Safeguard PAYGv2 tariff price went up
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UK citizen who lives half the year in Spain stunned by £23k British Gas bill
British Gas sent an 85-year-old retired firefighter a huge £23,000 bill and told him he must settle it in just 7 days, despite him spending half the year living in Spain
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Energy scheme that gives you £150 off your electricity bill is closing soon
The discount provided through the Warm Home Discount scheme is usually added to your energy account, rather than as cash in your bank account
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British Gas services to be integrated into Samsung SmartThings app
The new partnership will see the energy supplier's PeakSave scheme be introduced to the tech giant's smart home monitoring app, SmartThings
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British Gas profits 'set to rocket to more than £800m' as families struggle
British Gas, which has 7.5 million customers, has benefited from industry watchdog Ofgem allowing it to claw back money through energy higher bills
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British Gas is giving people £2,000 in free energy help after increasing fund
The support is delivered through the Individuals and Families Fund, which is a scheme run by the British Gas Energy Trust charity - we explain who is eligible for the help
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British Gas boss says 'no point' justifying £4.5m pay as people are struggling
Chris O'Shea, who runs Centrica, told BBC Breakfast that "you can't justify a salary of that size"
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Best and worst energy suppliers ranked from British Gas to OVO - see full list
Octopus Energy, Ecotricity and E (Gas & Electricity) achieved the highest customer scores in the annual Which? survey
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Experts reveal what to do if your boiler fails in the cold weather
Gareth Butterfield has teamed up with boiler experts Heatable to compile a guide to coping with central heating failure
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Mum's 'absolute nightmare' as she's left without heating or hot water all winter
Kaley Brooke, 34, from the Holderness Road area of east Hull, said a fault with her meter meant the thermostat kept shutting off and left her without heating or hot water
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Simple 'one second' radiator hack prevents pipes from freezing and bursting
There is a simple 'one second' hack homeowners can do to make sure their radiator pipes don't freeze over during the icy cold weather battering the UK right now