ARE YOU ON ASSESSED CHARGES FOR SEWERAGE?
YOU MAY BE DUE A DISCOUNT

Long Preston’s sewerage bills are based on tariffs from United Utilities but the invoices
come from Yorkshire Water. (This is separate from your water supply, whether Water
Trust, private or Yorkshire Water.)

In April 2024, United Utilities introduced discounts for households where only one
pensioner lives or households where 2 pensioners live.
Yorkshire Water did not advertise this and continue to charge the full amount for both
2024/25 and 2025/26.

The 2025/26 United Utilities sewerage charges (Assessed Tariff) are:
Detached (includes houses, link detached houses and bungalows)* £402.79
Semi-detached (includes houses and semi-detached bungalows)* £374.19
Other household premises (includes flats and terraced houses)* £317.03
Two pensioner occupiers*  £305.74
Single pensioner household* £244.35
(*excludes premises which meet the larger premises criteria)

I have obtained a discount. If you consider you too can claim a discount, please contact
Yorkshire Water direct. Yorkshire Water was very confused about all of this but in the
end agreed I was correct. The name and email address of the person who finally agreed
and sorted the refund is Natasha W (Customer Care Manager) and she can be
contacted at billing.help@yorkshirewater.co.uk

I do not want to intercede in other people’s bills as everyone’s position is different.
However, all the necessary details are supplied here for anyone to sort out themselves.