Is irish water still charging?

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Just received a bill today, i'm very confused whether i should pay or not? I'm not up to date with the latest drama so whats the story?

Irish Water: Amy A

Hi LuckyDude12,

Thanks for getting in touch.

There is no change to the legal position in relation to water charges. Please see here for a full list of our payment methods.

If you have any further queries, feel free to let us know and we will be happy to help.

Kind regards,
Amy

NIMAN

I received a letter yesterday to say that I owe you €32.32.

So are water charges suspended or not?

I wish someone would confirm this mess asap.

Irish Water: Mairead

Hi NIMAN,

NIMAN wrote: »

I received a letter yesterday to say that I owe you €32.32.

So are water charges suspended or not?

I wish someone would confirm this mess asap.

No final policy change resulting from current political talks has been conveyed to Irish Water.


As soon as we are informed by the government of any final policy decisions that affect Irish Water or water charges we will provide an update to our customers.

Kind regards,
Mairead

KoolKid

NIMAN wrote: »

I received a letter yesterday to say that I owe you €32.32.

So are water charges suspended or not?

I wish someone would confirm this mess asap.

All the news the media is at the end of the current billing cycle which is reported as end of June . I'd imagine newstalk andothers would be quoting reliable sources, however I wouldn't expect any news from IW here untill after that date.

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NIMAN wrote: »

I received a letter yesterday to say that I owe you €32.32.

So are water charges suspended or not?

I wish someone would confirm this mess asap.

There is no mess. There is no suspension as yet and under the law of the land, you owe IW 32.32

looksee

Well now, I consider it a mess, I just got a 'you still have not paid your bill' email, for April. In fact I missed that date as my husband passed away that week, though of course IW could not know that. However all my other payments were made, whereas something like half the country have not paid at all and it is not looking likely that any sanctions will be imposed on them. So why should I keep paying? I do not object to paying my water bill, at all, but the situation does need to be sorted; I am paying just because of a political squabble, which is out of all proportion to its importance.

So, Irish Water, will we be refunded? Will there be any sanctions against non-payers? I do not even have a meter yet and I am now living alone. 

The_Valeyard

Charging or chancing?

Irish Water: Mairead

Hi looksee,

looksee wrote: »

Well now, I consider it a mess, I just got a 'you still have not paid your bill' email, for April. In fact I missed that date as my husband passed away that week, though of course IW could not know that. However all my other payments were made, whereas something like half the country have not paid at all and it is not looking likely that any sanctions will be imposed on them. So why should I keep paying? I do not object to paying my water bill, at all, but the situation does need to be sorted; I am paying just because of a political squabble, which is out of all proportion to its importance.

So, Irish Water, will we be refunded? Will there be any sanctions against non-payers? I do not even have a meter yet and I am now living alone. 

Please accept our condolences and we are very sorry to hear about your loss.

Currently, there has been no final policy change as a result of political talks directly conveyed to Irish Water in relation to charges. As soon as we receive any update on this, we will notify customers as soon as possible.

Kind regards,
Mairead

sheepondrugs

received a bill with scheduled payment for  27/05. what is the situation with this? Why am I receiving this if water charges suspended , please clarify.
signed, a confused customer.

Irish Water: Mairead

Hi,

sheepondrugs wrote: »

received a bill with scheduled payment for 27/05. what is the situation with this? Why am I receiving this if water charges suspended , please clarify.
signed, a confused customer.

We have been advised by the Government to continue to issue bills for the 5th billing cycle, which covers water usage up to the 31st of March. As per Government decision, billing is to be suspended once this bill cycle is completed.

Kind regards,
Mairead

km79

Will non payment of final bill affect credit history ?

toptom

km79 wrote: »

Will non payment of final bill affect credit history ?

Yes you wont get mortgages or loans in the future if you dont pay IW.

KoolKid

Not as things stand. They would need to go chasing payments and forwarding defaults to the ICB.

km79

KoolKid wrote: »

Not as things stand. They would need to go chasing payments and forwarding defaults to the ICB.

Thanks
This old article suggests not too
http://m.rte.ie/news/2014/1118/660329-water-bills-creditworthy/

Jack Killian

toptom wrote: »

Yes you wont get mortgages or loans in the future if you dont pay IW.

Where did you get that idea ?

NikoTopps

Jack Killian wrote: »

Where did you get that idea ?

They were being sarcastic I hope...