Anyone not been paid March prepayment Energy Support Scheme payment?

Hello, has anyone else had a problem with the government help payment going on to their smart meter this month? Mine has not gone on and after days of  trying to speak to someone i have now been told that the payment went on on the 1st of March but nothing is showing on either my home display or my meter, any ideas what i can do next? Mine is a payg meter and never had a problem before.

Hey @Ford, @josephina and @Darryn101,

Thank you for your responses,

I’d advise contacting OVO PAYG on 0330 175 9669 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am-5pm on 0330 175 9669. The team is available on webchat Monday-Friday 8am-6pm and Saturday 9am-2pm. 

Please keep us posted what they advise as this might help other customers in a similar position. 

Hi,  I have contacted OVO and the woman could not give me an answer and said I should wait until after the 20th as a voucher may turn up in post!  Again why should a voucher be sent when there has not been an issue before.

Not very helpful, hence why i asked on here if anyone else was having an issue.

I had the same response, been told to wait fourteen days, really this is unacceptable, why suddenly is there a problem, February went through ok? Personally, once this payment has been made I’ll be changing suppliers! 

@josephina @Darryn101 @Ford

I don't work for OVO. 

There is a complaint process if you think you would like to escalate. 

https://www.ovoenergy.com/feedback

Sometimes highlighting issues to raise awareness on Trustpilot helps i think. 

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.ovoenergy.com

I called Tuesday and got the same response and told to keep warm!!! I'm on PAYG smart meter, but I have not had any issues up until now. Is it just old SSE customers having the issue? Just when we really need it with the snow here now😔 😠

i also have not had the march payment  trying to get in touch with them a waste of time

i smell a rat

I’ve messaged Martin Lewis via social media, asking him for advice and whether he could address why OVO Energy, is withholding our payments? 

Hey @Pammc,

Sorry for the issues you’re having,

Can you check your payments using this tool, and send us a screenshot of what you see?

Let’s get to the bottom of this!

Thankyou everyone really needs this payment at moment, snow and minus temperature overnight again hiw are we supposed to keep warm!!! It's not even coming out of OVO pocket it's government money 🙄