This month may actually see many thousands of homes getting their electricity for free, or with a large discount, thanks to a number of new payments.
January is a very tough month on many Irish households as people wait a long time for their first payslip since Christmas, making it hard to make ends meet.
As part of the government's Budget 2023 measures announced last September, each household was due to receive €600 in three energy bill credits of €200. There is an additional piece of good news this month for Electric Ireland customers. Before Christmas, the energy company issued announced that every one of its customers would receive a €50 credit to take some pressure of their bills.
Electric Ireland's gesture comes after the utility firm increased its prices three times in 2022. However, the company insisted it appreciated the challenges faced by all billpayers.
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