Octopus Energy Referral Link — £50 credit each
Last updated 1 July 2026
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£50 credit each
You and your referrer each get £50 of energy bill credit when you switch through a referral link.
Claim £50 credit each at Octopus Energy
Opens Octopus Energy's site — the reward tracks automatically via this link.
Octopus Energy's £50-each referral is the benchmark energy switching bonus in the UK, and it comes attached to a supplier that consistently tops customer-satisfaction tables. The switch itself is handled entirely by Octopus: your supply is never interrupted, your old supplier is notified for you, and the whole thing completes in around two weeks. The £50 credit is applied to your balance shortly after your switch goes live, effectively covering a chunk of your first month. Octopus also offers innovative tariffs — from EV-friendly overnight rates to tracker pricing — that you can move onto after joining. If you were switching supplier anyway, arriving via a referral link is £50 of free bill credit for zero extra effort.
Step by step
How to redeem the Octopus Energy referral offer
- 1Get a quote through the referral link — you'll need a recent bill or your postcode and usage estimate.
- 2Accept the quote and Octopus handles the switch with your current supplier.
- 3The switch completes in around 2 weeks with no interruption to supply.
- 4£50 credit appears on your Octopus account shortly after go-live.
The small print
Key terms
- New Octopus Energy customers switching via the referral link.
- £50 credit each for referrer and new customer.
- Credit is applied to your energy balance, not paid as cash.
- Standard exit terms of your current tariff apply (check for exit fees).
Terms are a summary and can change — always confirm the current offer on Octopus Energy's own site before signing up.
Questions
Octopus Energy referral FAQs
- Will my energy be cut off during the switch?
- No. Switching is purely an administrative change — the same pipes and wires supply your home, and only the billing company changes.
- When does the £50 credit show up?
- Typically within a few days of your supply going live with Octopus. It appears as account credit and offsets your next bill.
- What if I'm in a fixed contract with my current supplier?
- Check your exit fees first. If you're within 49 days of your fix ending, suppliers can't charge exit fees, making that the ideal switching window.
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