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Anyone who lives on their own will have to pay bills for services provided to the house or flat. These bills are likely to include payments to various companies, including gas and electricity, also telephone and Council Tax bills, not to mention credit card bills which will arrive as well!

The bills will be different, but essentially they will all have the same information. Have a look at the example of a utility bill on the next page.

The essential information you need to look at and carefully check is:

item	comment
Your personal details	Normally your name and address. Check the bill really belongs to you.
How much you owe	This is normally the basic amount you owe, but may not include VAT
Amount of VAT	The value added tax amount to be added
Total amount you owe	The total, including VAT – this is the total amount you will have to pay
How to pay	This may be on the back of the bill and will normally give you a number of options
Payment date	Normally the bill will indicate when the money must be paid by

Below is an example of an energy bill

PowerPlus Co Ltd

For all your Gas and Electricity Supplies

Customer Services Dept
For all enquiries about this bill contact Customer Services on 01765 934723

Date	21 May 2003
Customer	Mr John Kingston 16 The Avenue Norwich NR2 7JB
Customer Number	00000 000000

Your Electricity Statement

Date	Units used	Cost per unit	Total
16 May 2003	1654	5.90p	£97.58
Standing charge			£9.00
Total			£106.58
VAT@5%			£5.33
Total Cost			£111.91

Payment due by 21 June 2004. Payment details overleaf.

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