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Expiry date looms for Lanarkshire consumers with prepayment gas and electricity meters to redeem energy rebate vouchers

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Lanarkshire consumers with prepayment gas and electricity meters have been reminded to redeem energy rebate vouchers as the first expiry dates loom.

Advice Direct Scotland, which runs the national energy advice service energyadvice.scot, is urging households in the area to take action if they have not received their vouchers.

The charity received more than 1000 enquiries directly related to the UK Government’s Energy Bill Support Scheme during the final quarter of 2022.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Almost one in five households in Scotland use prepayment meters for their gas or electricity.Most households will have £400 automatically taken off their electricity bills in six instalments across the winter, or will have the money added to their accounts.However, those on traditional prepayment meters need the vouchers to get the discount.Vouchers worth £66 were sent out by post to prepayment meter customers from the start of October, as the first instalment of the Support Scheme.Some consumers may have received an SMS text or email, depending on their supplier.Energy suppliers can reissue lost or expired vouchers up until the scheme closing date of June 30.

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