Switching to Universal Credit?

Image of a lady holding her babyWe can help with your bill payments

If you are about to be transferred to Universal Credit and are worried you may struggle to make your water bill payments, please get in touch.

We know that moving to monthly UC payments can cause issues, especially if you are currently receiving your benefit payments weekly or fortnightly. That’s why we offer lots of ways to support you with your water bill.

This includes an agreed payment break for up to 12 weeks until your first Universal Credit payment arrives.

We can also check to see if we can reduce your bill by switching you to one of our support tariffs so it’s worth getting in touch if you need help with your water bill.

If you are already behind with your water bill payments, we can also ask the Department for Work and Pensions to set up direct deductions from your Universal Credit to pay your water bills.

How to apply

Call us on 0800 072 6765 or complete our online form using the link below and we'll get back in touch with you.

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Important notice

Heavy rainfall and sewer flooding

The heavy rainfall may be causing flooding in some parts of the region.

Our teams are out working hard across the region helping our customers who have experienced sewer flooding in their homes.

If you’re experiencing flooding from a road or footpath and there is no evidence of sewage (toilet paper etc.) please report this to your local council, who are responsible for highways drainage flooding.

Please be aware that our phone lines are much busier than normal, take a look at our flooding page for further advice on what to do if you’re affected by flooding.

Heavy rainfall across the North West may be causing flooding in some parts of the region. Our teams are out working hard across the region helping our customers who have experienced sewer flooding in their homes.

Flooding advice

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