British Gas & Rebel Energy FAQs
We appreciate that many Homebox customers are impacted by Rebel Energy no longer supplying gas and electricity after falling into administration. On 7 April 2025 Ofgem appointed British Gas as the Supplier of Last Resort for all customers who were supplied by Rebel.
Any customer who had their energy supplied by Rebel Energy have been switched to British Gas; however, we are still working through the account set-up process with British Gas which we hope to complete by 31 August.
During this time customers may receive bills from British Gas asking for payment. We are aware of this issue and are sorry for the confusion it causes. Any payments we have collected from you for your energy will be paid to your new supplier as soon as we have confirmed your account details with them.
We understand you may have lots of questions about the switch to British Gas, any overdue bills and what we are doing to resolve this issue. For customers who have moved house there may be questions on any credit or debt balances held with Rebel.
To help answer your questions we have produced this FAQ. You can find the top questions below with further information within a page for each issue. We hope this answers most of your questions and we are doing everything we can to resolve these issues as quickly as possible.
Why did my energy switch from Rebel to British Gas?
If you were previously with Rebel Energy, your account has now been taken over by British Gas, as Rebel has gone into administration. We understand this may feel uncertain, but rest assured—we’re working closely with British Gas to ensure the transition is smooth and your energy supply remains uninterrupted.
Why is my British Gas payment overdue?
Payments to British Gas are pending payment while we confirm the account reference for each property. As soon we receive the account reference from British Gas we will complete the payment and bring your account up to date.
British Gas are currently in the process of setting up new accounts for all customers who were supplied by Rebel. We are currently coordinating with British Gas to ensure that all bills are set up under our account, and have been since they became the supplier of last resort.
While we continue to collect payments for energy bills to prevent there being a surprise bill later on, we are unable to pay British Gas until they provide us with the correct payment reference for each account. We are in regular communication with British Gas to resolve this.
British Gas have confirmed that they will be suppressing bills while we complete the process to switch from Rebel.
This process is taking much longer then we initially expected, we are doing everything we can to resolve this as quickly as possible.
When will I get a refund from Rebel?
Our latest information suggests that Rebel Energy will be completing final bills by 31 August and payments from British Gas should start to be processed from this date.
If you have recently moved out or changed energy supplier to a different energy provider, you will be due a final bill from either Rebel Energy or British Gas.
As part of the Ofgem Supplier of Last Resort process, the new energy supplier, British Gas, will take on responsibility for making payments where your final bill is in credit. British Gas are awaiting confirmation of the final bill balance from Rebel Energy.
We understand that you may be waiting for the status of your final balances and credits. Rest assured, these are currently being carefully finalised. We kindly ask for your continued patience, unfortunately we have no ability to speed up the payments, customers who were with Rebel directly are in the same position.
We do not directly hold your funds and have no ability to make payment to you until we receive any refund from British Gas.
We are in direct communication with the senior leadership team at British Gas and Rebel Energy to ensure that all matters are addressed efficiently. We will keep you informed and provide weekly updates on the next steps, as soon as our discussions with British Gas make progress.
FAQs by issue
British Gas accounts and bills
Customers who have been switched from Rebel Energy to British Gas including:
- Unpaid British Gas Bills
- Receiving British Gas Bills
- British Gas Tariff
Credit and Debt Balances with Rebel
If your Homebox service has ended and you are expecting to pay or receive money from Rebel
- When money will be refunded
- Is the money safe
- Final bills from Rebel
Homebox and Energy switch questions
General information about the energy switch process and what we are doing to help.
- Supplier of Last Resort
- Your Homebox account
- Meter readings
Still have questions?
We are sorry the experience moving from Rebel Energy to British Gas has taken much longer then we would have liked, as well as the confusion and frustration it has caused our customers. We have tried to provide as many answers as possible and will keep you updated when we receive confirmation from British Gas and Rebel Energy.
You can find further information about the Supplier of Last Resort process from Ofgem and each supplier's website:
- Ofgem announcement appointing British Gas as the new supplier
- Ofgem details regarding the appointment of British Gas
- Rebel Energy Final Bills FAQs
- British Gas Supplier of Last Resort Support page and timeline
If you do have any questions that we have not been able to answer here, you can reach out to our team. Please note that we are receiving a large volume of calls and messages, and there may be a delay before we can respond.
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support@homebox.co.uk
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Whatsapp: +44 735 300 2806