Hi, I currently have only £4 left of emergency electric credit from £20. Do I have to top up to get out of emergency credit? I only have £15 which only takes it to £19., any advice welcome
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How do I add emergency credit?
Best answer by Blastoise186
Updated on 06/08/25 by Chris_OVO:
Hi
To get out of Emergency Credit, you need to add top-ups that get you back up to at least £1 of regular credit after paying back EC. Once you do, EC will disable automatically and you’ll be put back to normal credit.
If you are struggling, please let Support know ASAP - they can help!
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Updated on 06/08/25 by Chris_OVO:
Hi
To get out of Emergency Credit, you need to add top-ups that get you back up to at least £1 of regular credit after paying back EC. Once you do, EC will disable automatically and you’ll be put back to normal credit.
If you are struggling, please let Support know ASAP - they can help!
Hi
Blastoise186 has left some really helpful advice here already but I just wanted to stop by and add a few extra helpful things.
The best way to get in touch with us is via chat here. Just click the green chat icon on the bottom right of your screen. We’re here to help anytime from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Or call us on 0330 175 9669 - Opening hours: Mon-Thu 8am to 8pm, Friday 8am to 6pm, Sat-Sun 8am to 5pm.
If there’s an emergency with your meter
If you’re not sure Pay As You Go is right for you, and are interested in switching to pay monthly you can contact the Pay As You Go Support Team.
If you or anyone in your household is vulnerable, or just needs a little extra assistance at a difficult time in your lives, our Priority Services Register is a free support service you might find useful.
We also have a really helpful webpage with more options on what we can do to help during times like these, that’s definitely worth checking out too, check that out here.
my electricity has went of as its went into minus £3.64 so I cant even activate my emergency credit. I dont have money to top up to bring it up as they only accept a minimum of £5 top up which I don’t even have. ovo isn’t answering any of my emails or nothing so what do i do? I cant shower, cook as its electric, I’m afraid the freezer and fridge stuff will go spoiled
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Hi
OVO’s Live Chat is open right now for PAYG customers at https://ovoenergy.com/help .
I STRONGLY recommend you use it for urgent matters such as this one rather than relying on email. Email is always the slowest method. OVO’s Live Chat and Social Media Teams are, on average, the fastest.
They can give you Additional Support Credit to get the lights back on for now until you can run a normal top-up.
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If you haven’t tried OVO’s Social Media Team, then I’d recommend doing so - they’re really good and pretty rapid. DM them on Facebook/Twitter and they’ll respond pretty fast.
Otherwise, you’ll want https://ovoenergy.com/feedback but this process won’t be fast enough to keep your fridge/freezer cool - you’ll want the Social Media Team for that.
Hey
Please let us know if you were able to reach a member of our live chat or social media team and restore your supply.
We'd appreciate an update on your progress or any further assistance you may require.
For future reference if you need it, our Pay as You Go emergency process is here:
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