Stone urges Caithness residents to claim remaining energy support vouchers

Far North MP, Jamie Stone, has urged households which use prepayment meters to redeem energy bill support vouchers before they expire on June 30.

Figures from Energy Action Scotland have shown that 17 per cent of vouchers issued to Highland Council households remain unclaimed.

The figures also show that 16,900 vouchers issued to Highland Council households over recent months have not been redeemed, with an estimated value of £1,115,400. However, the vouchers, worth £66 each, expire 90 days after issue, which for most households will be in June. Expired vouchers can be re-issued through the energy supplier, but all vouchers will expire on June 30 when the energy support scheme comes to an end.

Mr Stone, the Lib Dem MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, said: “If you have received an energy support voucher but have yet to cash it then now is the time. While most vouchers have been used already, these figures suggest that there is still a large amount of support which has not been claimed, and households which could be missing out.

“The energy support scheme will soon come to an end and any outstanding vouchers will expire. I encourage everyone who has received energy support payment vouchers to redeem them as soon as possible.”

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