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Help with E.S.B. bill ?

  • 22-01-2010 10:36pm
    #1
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭


    I am currently in receipt of job seekers benefit , I have no other income . I am separated but living in the ' marital home ' ( ex is paying mortgage ).

    I am facing disconnection by the E.S.B. due to a large bill that has run up over the last number of months. Have spoken to E.S.B. but they insist on immediate payment of 50% with the balance to be paid over the following month - these terms are quite impossible for me to meet ( I had hoped they would accept a weekly payment but they didn't want to know ).

    My question is : is there a state benefit to help with this ? Is it worth speaking to Social Welfare or The Community Welfare Officer ? Or should I brace myself for darkness ?:rolleyes:


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  • #2
    Balagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭Balagan


    You could try the CWO and if they can't help, only option might be the St.Vincent de Paul.


  • #3
    Rackstar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,347 ✭✭✭Rackstar


    Call MABS. I have seen the work they do and they really give a first class service. They can help you work out a payment for the ESB, I think they will even talk to them on your behalf.


  • #4
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    Rackstar wrote: »
    Call MABS. I have seen the work they do and they really give a first class service. They can help you work out a payment for the ESB, I think they will even talk to them on your behalf.

    Thanks for that , I hadn't thought about MABS - that said ESB seem fairly adamant about their terms so I'm not too hopeful.:(


  • #5
    swugnireland.ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭swugnireland.ie


    Go to St. Vincent de Paul immideiately. They have agreements with eSB to help negotiate with creditors and decide on a payment plan. Also contact you local MABS office to show that you are sincerly interested in making payments.

    Contact SVP directly first and explain to them your situation. The local SVP conference in your area will receive a letter detailing your problem and they will get in touch with you probably by visiting you but if you could find out when are where they meet you could go directly and explain to them first hand your problem. Might speed up the process.

    Also, John-Mark McCafferty who is head of social justice and policy with SVP: 01-8386990 (johnmark@svp.ie). Might help you quicker again.

    Mabs helpline is 1890 283 438

    Could also try Energy Action Ireland (www.energyaction.ie).

    Best of luck.


  • #6
    suitseir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭suitseir


    delancey42 wrote: »
    I am currently in receipt of job seekers benefit , I have no other income . I am separated but living in the ' marital home ' ( ex is paying mortgage ).

    I am facing disconnection by the E.S.B. due to a large bill that has run up over the last number of months. Have spoken to E.S.B. but they insist on immediate payment of 50% with the balance to be paid over the following month - these terms are quite impossible for me to meet ( I had hoped they would accept a weekly payment but they didn't want to know ).

    My question is : is there a state benefit to help with this ? Is it worth speaking to Social Welfare or The Community Welfare Officer ? Or should I brace myself for darkness ?:rolleyes:


    Quite clearly, you were speaking to the wrong person in ESB as they are by and large quite helpful in these situations. A friend of mine ran into serious difficulties many years ago with mounting ESB bills totaling 2k and they came to a mutual payment plan. As other posters said, the ESB or MABS will have contacts to discuss this situation with. Don't sit on your laurels on this one, go to these agencies as soon as you can. Good Luck.


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  • #7
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    swugnireland.ie wrote: »
    Go to St. Vincent de Paul immideiately. They have agreements with eSB to help negotiate with creditors and decide on a payment plan. Also contact you local MABS office to show that you are sincerly interested in making payments.

    Contact SVP directly first and explain to them your situation. The local SVP conference in your area will receive a letter detailing your problem and they will get in touch with you probably by visiting you but if you could find out when are where they meet you could go directly and explain to them first hand your problem. Might speed up the process.

    Also, John-Mark McCafferty who is head of social justice and policy with SVP: 01-8386990 (johnmark@svp.ie). Might help you quicker again.

    Mabs helpline is 1890 283 438
    Could also try Energy Action Ireland (www.energyaction.ie).

    Best of luck.


    Thanks for that , unfortunately my Ex's family are heavily involved in the local SVP Conference and I am not prepared to go down that route for understandable and obvious reasons - I will try MABS to be sure though but I did speak to 2 different ESB people and they were both reading of the same hymn sheet . Initially they demanded full payment of the amount and only after pleading with them would they accept 50% immediately and the balance over the next 4 weeks - impossible to meet those terms.

    Thanks to all for the advice


  • #8
    Trish2007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭Trish2007


    If it comes to getting your ESB disconnected are you going to let it happen because you dont want some of your ex's family knowing about it? Hold your head up high and contact the SVdP, you have nothing to be ashamed off.

    I have a family member that fell into arrears with their esb payment and the esb came to an agreement with them about a weekly amount that needed to be paid.


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