Charges and Payments

Ways to pay your water supply bill

Pay by Direct Debit

Charges and Payments

Payments can be spread simply with a monthly Direct Debit at no additional charge, or you can simply pay the annual amount after your bill has been sent to you.

From your online account, you can select the date you would like your Direct Debit is taken from your account, allowing you to stay in control of your outgoings.


Our water supply charges for households

The Company provides over 300,000 properties with a clean and continuous supply of water, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at the lowest price in the country.

Costing on average less than 33p per day, the cost to you is much less than the cost of a daily newspaper or a morning coffee.

2024-25

  1. Scheme of Charges for Household Customers - click here
  2. Final Charges Scheme Assurance Statement for 2024/25 - click here
  3. Explanation on typical bills changes for 2024/25 - click here
  4. Average bill for Household Customers for 2024/25 - click here
  5. Typical Household bill changes from 2023/24 to 2024/25 - click here

Previous Years

To view our full 2023-2024 Scheme of Charges for household customers click here
To view our full 2022-2023 Scheme of Charges for household customers click here
To view our full 2021-2022 Scheme of Charges for household customers click here
To view our full 2020-2021 Scheme of Charges for household customers click here
To view our full 2019-2020 Scheme of Charges for household customers click here
To view our full 2018-2019 Scheme of Charges for household customers click here
To view our full 2017-2018 Scheme of Charges for household customers click here
To view our full 2016-2017 Scheme of Charges for household customers click here
To view our full 2015-2016 Scheme of Charges for household customers click here


Other Payment Information

If you are having difficulty in paying your bill, or would like to know if you can clear your arrears quicker, or reduce your annual charge please see here

Payment In Full or Two Half-yearly Payments
Your water bill is for the whole year from 1st July to 30th June. You can either pay your bill in full immediately, or if you wish you can pay in two instalments, the first being due straight away and the second on 1st January. We will send out a reminder for the second instalment.
Flexible payment plans
Do not worry if you have not got a bank or building society account and need to spread the payments of your water bill. You can sign up for weekly, fortnightly or monthly payments by contacting our Customer Services Department. A set of instalment slips payable free of charge at any branch of Lloyds will be sent to you. You can choose to make your payment at any PayPoint retailer with your unique barcode printed on the front page.

You can use the link below to find your closest PayPoint location.

https://www.paypoint.com/en-gb
Charging by Rateable Value
Although in 1991 the local authority ceased using the Rateable value of a property for charging rates, and the Rateable values were no longer reviewed, the Government made provision for the Water Industry to continue using these assessments for charging purposes. For those properties without a Rateable Value and who are not on a meter we charge a Licence Fee for the supply of water.
Queries About Your bill

If you have any queries regarding your bill you can contact us by telephone, email or letter. If you decide to contact us by email or letter we will answer your query within 10 working days of receiving the correspondence. If you write to ask us to change the way you pay your bill and we find we cannot make the change we will let you know within 5 working days from the date we receive your letter.

Refund Policy
Your Portsmouth Water account may be in credit for a number of reasons, please see our refund policy for details of how to ask for a refund.

Portsmouth Water Refund Policy