Guide index

Octopus Energy referral guides

Every guide on this site, grouped by what you are trying to work out. Offer facts last checked 29 August 2026.

The referral offer

Start here if you want the credit and want to know the rules before you sign up.

How to use an Octopus referral codeThe step-by-step sign-up route, and the mistakes that break referral tracking.Who qualifies for the referralEligibility rules, exclusions, moving home and returning-customer cases.When the £50 credit is paidThe real payment trigger, typical timing, and how to check your balance history.Adding a code after signing upWhat is usually possible, what is not, and how to ask Octopus to review it.Business referral (£75)Why business supply is a separate scheme with separate terms.

Choosing Octopus

Decide whether the supplier and tariff suit you before the credit enters the conversation.

The switching journeyFrom quote to first bill, including meter readings and your old supplier's final bill.Octopus Energy reviewBalanced strengths, limitations and who should look elsewhere.Tariffs explainedFixed, flexible and smart tariffs, and which household pattern fits each.

About this site

How we work, who writes here and how we are funded.

About Octopus50Why the site exists and what we refuse to publish.Our authorsNamed writers, their experience and their Octopus accounts.Editorial policySourcing, review, corrections and update standards.How we make moneyThe full referral disclosure in plain English.

Ready to claim £50 credit?

You will be taken to share.octopus.energy, run by Octopus Energy, to get a live quote for your property. Credit of £50 is added once you are on supply and your first monthly Direct Debit has been successfully taken — typically around four weeks; it can take longer.

Ad: referral link — you get £50 credit if you qualify, and we may also receive £50.

Check your Octopus quote with £50 referral credit