E.ON changes its Tesco Clubcard deal for earning points from gas and electricity

I wrote a piece recently about earning Avios via Tesco Clubcard by taking your gas and electricity from E.ON.  A few weeks later, I switched our own gas and electricity to E.ON – albeit that the transfer has not yet completed.

E.ON has just announced an overhaul of its reward structures.

Some customers who currently collect Tesco Clubcard points directly via E.ON have had letters saying that they will no longer do so.  On the upside, E.ON is giving them – upfront – the remainder of the points they were due to earn in their current contract year.

However, at the same time, E.ON has launched E.ON Rewards.

E.ON Rewards is simplicity itself:

You earn a capped 1,500 points per year for being on an eligible tariff

Points accrue daily and are awarded monthly

You can either transfer these to Tesco Clubcard (1:1, no minimum) or for High Street shopping vouchers (500 = £5 voucher)

Whilst it isn’t clear, it appears that some customers who currently collect Clubcard points will NOT be on an ‘eligible tariff’, which is why they are effectively being ‘paid off’!

How does this compare to the current deal?

At present, you receive 1,000 Clubcard points in year one, 1,500 in year 2 and 2,000 in year 3.  You will still receive an average of 1,500 points under the new scheme and if you switch supplier each year – which you should – you will be better off.  You also gain the option of taking shopping vouchers instead.

However …. E.ON used to give an additional 1,000 Clubcard points a year if you took ‘dual fuel’ and a further 1,000 points per year if you took your own meter readings.  These bonuses are no longer available, and overall make the new offer worse.

It is worth noting that you must opt-in to receive E.ON Rewards.  This is presumably to keep costs down by not giving anything to people unless they pro-actively make the effort.  You also need to pro-actively visit the E.ON website to transfer your points, or they will expire after 2 years.

You can find out more about E.ON rewards here.

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