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Sample Letter

Ask your domestic energy supplier to accept affordable payments (sole name)

Use this letter to help you negotiate with your domestic electricity or gas supplier to agree payments you can afford to cover your current energy bills and repayments on the energy debt you owe. Contact us for advice before using this letter.​

You can choose to send a letter in your own name or in joint names. You may have a debt in joint names, or want to write to your creditors together because you have worked out a joint budget.

  • Fill in your contact details, account number and any extra information you want to include in the grey shaded areas.
  • Today’s date will be added automatically.
  • Sign each letter and enclose a copy of your budget if needed.

Letter in joint names

You can choose to send a letter in your own name or in joint names. You may have a debt in joint names, or want to write to your creditors together because you have worked out a joint budget.

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You need to include the organisation name.
Name of the organisation you are writing toInclude the name of the person or creditor you are writing to.
You need to include their address.
Their address line 1Make sure you include the full address for the person or organisation. Don't forget the post code.
Their address line 2
Their address line 3
You need to include their postcode.
Their postcodeDon't forget their postcode.
You need to include your address.
Your address line 1Make sure you include your full address.
Your address line 2
Your address line 3
You need to include your postcode.
Your postcodeDon't forget your postcode.

20th December 2024

Date
Dear Sir/Madam
Account No:
This field is required.
Your account or reference numberYou will find your account or reference number on any paperwork from your creditor.
Type of supply:
This field is required.
Enter the type of supply
I am writing because I am unable to pay what I owe all at once.
I understand that I owe:
£
This field is required.
Enter the amount
for my electricity;
£
This field is required.
Enter the amount
for my gas.
Ofgem requires energy suppliers to consider customers’ circumstances and ability to pay when agreeing a debt-repayment plan.
I ask you to agree a new repayment amount of £
This field is required.
Enter the amount you can afford to repay to your arrears
.
This field is required.
Include a paragraph outlining the special circumstances you have that you want the energy supplier to take into account.Include a paragraph outlining the special circumstances you have that you want the energy supplier to take into account
I enclose a copy of my budget sheet which shows that this is all I can afford.
Please reply to this letter in writing within 10 working days, confirming my new repayment rate, including any other information you feel would be relevant or helpful to me (for example, trust fund information, energy efficiency information and so on).
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
You need to include your name(s).
Include your full name