UK Winter Bills & Power Cut Checklist
A free 7-page A4 checklist to keep your energy bills in check this winter, and a plan for when the lights go out. Plain English, written for UK homes.

- Price cap basics and a meter reading plan
- Warm Home Discount, Cold Weather Payment and the Priority Services Register
- Draught-proofing, heating controls and what drying washing indoors costs
- Power cut checklist: 105, kit list, fridge and freezer times, CO and generator safety
- Emergency contacts sheet for the fridge door
What’s inside
Seven A4 pages you can print and stick on the fridge: a winter bills checklist with the Ofgem price cap for October to December 2026, the help you may be owed, cheap ways to stay warmer, a full power cut checklist and a fill-in emergency contacts sheet. Every figure is checked against official sources such as Ofgem, GOV.UK, the Food Standards Agency and the NHS, and the checklist is dated so you know when it was correct.
Want the full version? The UK Home Handbook has the trackers, logs and a 3-day emergency plan.
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