The Welsh Water HelpU scheme – help with paying water bills

If you get help through the Welsh Water HelpU scheme, your water bill will be capped. This means you won't pay over a certain amount for the year.

Check if you can apply for Welsh Water HelpU

You’ll qualify if both:

• you or someone you live with get certain benefits

• your household’s annual income is less than a certain amount

Check which benefits let you qualify

You or someone you live with must get one of these benefits:

• Universal Credit

• Pension Credit

• income based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)

• income related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

• Income Support

• Housing Benefit

• Council Tax Reduction

• tax credits

Check how much your household income has to be to qualify

Your household’s annual income must be less than a certain amount - this is based on how many people you live with.

To see what Welsh Water counts as household income, read the terms and conditions on their website. You'll need to tell them about your income when you apply.

Apply for Welsh Water HelpU

To apply for Welsh Water HelpU you can fill in the application form on their website.

If you need help making your application you can either:

• call or visit your Registered Social Landlord, if you have one

• contact your nearest Citizens Advice

You'll need to supply evidence that you qualify, like a payslip or a copy of your awards notice for a benefit.

When you will start getting help

You'll start getting help when HelpU approves your application.

If your water and sewerage services are provided by different companies, the water company should tell the sewerage company that you're getting help. The sewerage company should then adjust their charges.

You’ll need to reapply every 12 months to stay on the scheme.

If you think you aren’t entitled to help anymore

If you don’t think you're entitled to help from Welsh Water HelpU anymore, let Welsh Water know.