# Bills

* Bills are payment outside of rent for services such as electric, gas, water, or internet usage.
* Usually people who rents a house has a non-inclusive bills.
* Most student accommodation, flat, and studios has an all-inclusive bill included in the rent.
* Types of bills based on the provider:

  * **All-inclusive**
  * **Not inclusive, based on meter readings**

<table><thead><tr><th valign="top">All-inclusive/Bills Included</th><th valign="top">Meter Reading Bills</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p>Advantages</p><ul><li>No additional work</li><li>Your energy usage doesn’t have any max caps</li><li>Only need to pay for one transaction (usually end/start of the month)</li></ul></td><td valign="top"><p>Advantages</p><ul><li>You can save more money</li><li>You can plan how much energy that you want to use</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><p>Disadvantages</p><ul><li>The difference is quite high between unlimited and based on readings</li><li>Quite expensive</li><li>Not really practical for someone who wants to save money</li><li>Less energy to use in summer</li></ul></td><td valign="top"><p>Disadvantages</p><ul><li>More work (figuring out how to split the bills, how to pay, and to whom)</li><li>More energy that you need to use in winter</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Tips in Finding Accommodation

* Take care of the bills before the start of the rent date.
* Give all the information that the energy provider asks.
* Don’t be late to pay the bill! You might get a penalty.
* They may give you the penalty at the end of the contract.
* Make sure to communicate with them if you have any troubles!
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