{"id":679871,"date":"2026-01-07T12:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/679871\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T12:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:10:10","slug":"keep-on-top-of-your-energy-bills-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/679871\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep on top of your energy bills in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0<strong>Amanda Wilkins<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 7 January 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tCommunity<\/p>\n<ul class=\"slides\">\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dog.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t\t\tAs temperatures have dropped significantly in the past days, it\u2019s important to keep your house and yourself warm. <\/p>\n<p>Here are some useful tips to keep on top of your energy bills during the winter months:<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>if you\u2019re struggling to pay your energy bills, are in debt to your supplier, or unable to top up your prepayment meter, contact your energy supplier as soon as possible<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>free energy advice is available for Swindon and Wiltshire residents through\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yOTEzNDE5NDI2MjUyNDYxNjI1JmM9bDBiNiZlPTE3ODc5MDc3JmI9MTUwNzg2MTExOSZkPWczeDJtM3g=.ljJTRcyRuVQUfbsEDm5drpzSpHtc-LWknCaL_pM5wOM\" title=\"https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yOTEzNDE5NDI2MjUyNDYxNjI1JmM9bDBiNiZlPTE3ODc5MDc3JmI9MTUwNzg2MTExOSZkPWczeDJtM3g=.ljJTRcyRuVQUfbsEDm5drpzSpHtc-LWknCaL_pM5wOM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre for Sustainable Energy<\/a>\u00a0(Warm and Safe Wiltshire),<\/strong> funded by the council. Call\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swindonlink.com\/news\/energy-help\/tel:0800%20038%205722\" title=\"https:\/\/swindonlink.com\/news\/energy-help\/tel:0800%20038%205722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">0800 038 5722<\/a><\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yOTEzNDE5NDI2MjUyNDYxNjI1JmM9bDBiNiZlPTE3ODc5MDc3JmI9MTUwNzg2MTEyNSZkPXY4cTd2OGI=.ah48fg1F4WXxWQ03wJo2evh23NB2eepjK2cjtLJivu0\" title=\"https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yOTEzNDE5NDI2MjUyNDYxNjI1JmM9bDBiNiZlPTE3ODc5MDc3JmI9MTUwNzg2MTEyNSZkPXY4cTd2OGI=.ah48fg1F4WXxWQ03wJo2evh23NB2eepjK2cjtLJivu0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citizens Advice Swindon<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0can help you find the best support and grants for your individual needs<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Government has announced that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swindon.gov.uk\/info\/20013\/benefits_and_swindon_money_matters\/1231\/household_support_fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Household Support Fund<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will be extended to cover the period between April 2025 and the end of March 2026 to help households with the cost of food, energy and wider essentials.<\/p>\n<p>A number of community venues across Swindon, known as Welcome Spaces, are available to residents to spend time, stay warm and feel safe through the winter period and beyond.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swindon.gov.uk\/directory\/56\/warm_and_welcome_spaces\/category\/264\/categoryInfo\/4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Check the list and opening times<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p>Swindon Borough Council has plenty of advice, help and support available on their website which can be found <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swindon.gov.uk\/info\/20013\/benefits_and_swindon_money_matters\/1260\/help_if_youre_struggling_with_living_costs?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=local_news_events_and_updates&amp;utm_term=2026-01-07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By\u00a0Amanda Wilkins\u00a0&#8211; 7 January 2026 Community As temperatures have dropped significantly in the past days, it\u2019s important to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":679872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-679871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115853749494627702","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=679871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/679872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=679871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=679871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}