Martin Lewis shares ways to save hundreds of pounds on your water bill

Martin Lewis shares ways to save hundreds of pounds on your water billSource: The Martin Lewis Money Show, ITV

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00:00 So the website save water save money UK has hundreds of thousands of freebies on to cut the cost of water

00:05 Like pipes or change shower heads that can help check out what's available near you and there are also lots of ways to cut your water

00:11 Out there. There's the old adage. Let's see if you know it if it's yellow let it mellow if it's

00:15 If it's brown flush it down and if it's green see the doctor

00:22 So look but lots of other things like you can collect rainwater and some people use that to put in the toilet system to reduce

00:29 The water use some people take it to an extreme as an environmental issue, but perhaps the most important one here

00:34 Five point seven million eligible homes are missing out on water discounts

00:39 There are two main ones a social tariff, which is for people on low incomes the highest low incomes twenty one thousand pounds

00:46 It depends on the water firm. Sometimes it's lower or you're on benefits and it can cut your water bill by up to 90%

00:52 Separately you can have both is water sure

00:55 Which is if you have a medical condition that means you need to use more water

00:59 Or you've got three or more children and are on benefits your bill can be capped. So it's really worth checking those out