Water supply compensation

If your water is cut off in England, your water company may have to pay you a fixed amount. These are the current rules.

Work out what you’re owed with our free calculator

What you can get

Low water pressure

When it applies
Each time it happens
How much
£50, up to 5 times a year
How it’s paid
Paid automatically within 20 working days.
If it’s late
£40 more if it's paid late.
Where
England

The published rule for low water pressure

Planned water cut not restored on time

When it applies
Not back on by the time they promised
How much
£50, then £50 for each further 12 hours, up to twice your annual water supply charge
How it’s paid
Paid automatically within 20 working days.
If it’s late
£40 more if it's paid late.
Where
England

The published rule for planned water cut not restored on time

Water supply cut off

When it applies
Off for more than 12 hours
How much
£50, then £50 for each further 12 hours, up to twice your annual water supply charge
How it’s paid
Paid automatically within 20 working days.
If it’s late
£40 more if it's paid late.
Where
England

The published rule for water supply cut off

Work out what you’re owed

Enter when it went off and came back, and your postcode, and we’ll work out the amount, who pays and by when. Use the free calculator.