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Bord Gais Deposits and social welfare.

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  • 17-11-2009 1:41am
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    cb123
    Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭


    Im moving into a rented accomadation with a friend and ive we have never had bord gais before, so was doing a little research online about setting up an account with them, there seems to be a deposit of 200 euro to set it up, but i was wondering if there are any concessions/way around it/delay without bad credit because were both unemployed at the moment and really cant afford it so close to christmas.....

    help please :)

    oh also...yay 5 weeks to christmas :)
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    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    is the gas on already? If so the deposit is put on your account and you wont have to pay it unitl january


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    Whisper87
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭Whisper87


    when we moved into our rented accom, we had the option of giving €200 and paying by dd or €400 and paying by the week when you get ur bill...

    either way when you move out, bord gais refund you this deposit!


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    bugler
    Registered Users Posts: 3,436 ✭✭✭bugler


    Whisper87 wrote: »
    either way when you move out, bord gais refund you this deposit!

    That doesn't really help the OP. You may not move out of a place for 2/3 years, and €200/€400 is a lot when money is tight.

    As far as I know this is a relatively recent introduction, like the ESB it used to be a case that if you paid DD you didn't need to leave a deposit, but now it requires a cash deposit no matter the payment method.

    OP if you try to wrangle Bord Gais customer care they may yield on this, though I don't believe they have any obligation or that there is any provision for SW recipients to sidestept this deposit. I got out of it by the fact that I had previously been a Bord Gais customer previously, and had paid bills fully for two years. BG hummed and hawed over this before finally seeming to accept this was an acceptable guarantee I would pay the bills in future, so I didn't pay the deposit.


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