HOW BRIGG PEOPLE CAN SAVE MONEY ON THEIR ENERGY BILLS

FROM KIRSTY WESTFIELD, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL

Do you want to save money on your fuel bills?
Sign up to our successful collective switching scheme that aims to help save you time and money on your fuel bills by finding you a better deal.
You could save on average around £320 a year if you sign up to the scheme.
Since collective switching started in August 2013 it has saved residents a total of over £160,000 on their energy bills.
Make sure you don’t miss out on these fantastic savings. Sign up to the free collective switching scheme and change your energy supplier.
Around 97 per cent of households that have registered for the scheme benefited from savings.
If you want to save money on your fuel bills, register online at www.northlincs.gov.uk/collective-switching
It is free to register on the scheme. Registration is opens on Tuesday 3 April (TODAY) and you have until 21 May 2018 to sign up.
The auction will take place on 22 May 2018. Offers will be issued after 4 June 2018.
Collective switching offers households the opportunity to sign-up to a scheme that allows the council to enter an auction with energy companies on their behalf, to secure a discounted energy price.
The scheme is run in partnership with iChoosr Ltd, the UK’s leading provider of collective switching.
To request a paper registration form or for more information contact the council on 01724 297000 or email housing@northlincs.gov.uk
For further information and to register online, visit www.northlincs.gov.uk/collective-switching
Cllr Richard Hannigan, Cabinet Member for Safer, Greener and Cleaner Places, said: “The collective switching scheme can save residents hundreds of pounds on their energy bills. If you haven’t changed your energy supplier for a while or would like to find out if you can save money on your bills, sign up to the scheme.
“People who have previously signed up have collectively saved thousands and thousands of pounds over years.
“It is completely free to sign up and what’s better, we do all the hard work for you. The switching process is simple. You have no reason not to sign up. Register today and you could save money on your bills.”