diff --git a/switch2/__init__.py b/switch2/__init__.py
index e6c8af1..bfb0296 100644
--- a/switch2/__init__.py
+++ b/switch2/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Standalone client library for the Switch2 energy portal."""
 
 from .api import (
+    AccountBalance,
     Bill,
     BillCharge,
     BillDetail,
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 )
 
 __all__ = [
+    "AccountBalance",
     "Bill",
     "BillCharge",
     "BillDetail",
diff --git a/switch2/api.py b/switch2/api.py
index a48c85a..bf192b8 100644
--- a/switch2/api.py
+++ b/switch2/api.py
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ class BillDetail:
     download_url: str
 
 
+@dataclass
+class AccountBalance:
+    """Current account balance from the Switch2 portal."""
+
+    balance: float
+    last_updated: datetime
+
+
 @dataclass
 class Switch2Data:
     """All data fetched from the Switch2 portal."""
@@ -89,6 +97,7 @@ class Switch2Data:
     readings: list[MeterReading]
     registers: dict[str, str]  # register_id -> register_name
     bills: list[Bill]
+    account_balance: AccountBalance | None
 
 
 def _get_attr(tag: Tag, attr: str, default: str = "") -> str:
@@ -117,8 +126,8 @@ async def close(self) -> None:
         if self._session and not self._session.closed:
             await self._session.close()
 
-    async def authenticate(self) -> CustomerInfo:
-        """Log in to the Switch2 portal and return customer info."""
+    async def authenticate(self) -> tuple[CustomerInfo, BeautifulSoup]:
+        """Log in to the Switch2 portal and return customer info and dashboard soup."""
         session = await self._ensure_session()
 
         try:
@@ -156,7 +165,7 @@ async def authenticate(self) -> CustomerInfo:
             if not customer.name:
                 raise Switch2AuthError("Login failed: no customer info returned")
 
-            return customer
+            return customer, soup
 
         except aiohttp.ClientError as err:
             raise Switch2ConnectionError(
@@ -186,7 +195,8 @@ async def fetch_bill_detail(self, bill: Bill) -> BillDetail:
 
     async def fetch_data(self) -> Switch2Data:
         """Authenticate and fetch all meter data."""
-        customer = await self.authenticate()
+        customer, dashboard_soup = await self.authenticate()
+        account_balance = _parse_account_balance(dashboard_soup)
         session = await self._ensure_session()
 
         try:
@@ -246,6 +256,7 @@ async def fetch_data(self) -> Switch2Data:
                 readings=readings,
                 registers=registers,
                 bills=bills,
+                account_balance=account_balance,
             )
 
         except aiohttp.ClientError as err:
@@ -347,6 +358,23 @@ def _parse_currency(text: str) -> float:
     return -value if negative else value
 
 
+def _parse_account_balance(soup: BeautifulSoup) -> AccountBalance | None:
+    """Extract the current account balance from the dashboard page."""
+    amount_el = soup.select_one(".dashboard-credit-amount-desktop")
+    if not amount_el:
+        return None
+    balance = _parse_currency(amount_el.text)
+    updated_el = soup.select_one(".dashboard-credit-lastUpdated")
+    if not updated_el:
+        return None
+    updated_text = updated_el.text.strip()
+    # Text is like "Last updated 27/02/2026 10:13"
+    if updated_text.lower().startswith("last updated"):
+        updated_text = updated_text[len("last updated") :].strip()
+    last_updated = datetime.strptime(updated_text, "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M")
+    return AccountBalance(balance=balance, last_updated=last_updated)
+
+
 def _parse_bill_charges(
     soup: BeautifulSoup, container_selector: str
 ) -> list[BillCharge]:
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 1041b64..af5208f 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 
 from switch2.api import (
+    _parse_account_balance,
     _parse_bill_detail,
     _parse_bills,
     _parse_currency,
@@ -350,3 +351,43 @@ def test_download_url(self) -> None:
             detail.download_url,
             "https://my.switch2.co.uk/Credit/Bill/Download/2289896",
         )
+
+
+class ParseAccountBalanceTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_balance_from_dashboard(self) -> None:
+        html = """
+        <div id="CreditPaymentBalanceDashTile">
+            <div class="dashboard-credit-amount-desktop font-largest">
+                &#163;0.00
+            </div>
+            <div class="dashboard-credit-lastUpdated font-small-light">
+                Last updated 27/02/2026 10:13
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        """
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(html, "html.parser")
+        balance = _parse_account_balance(soup)
+        assert balance is not None
+        self.assertEqual(balance.balance, 0.00)
+        self.assertEqual(balance.last_updated, datetime(2026, 2, 27, 10, 13))
+
+    def test_balance_with_amount_owed(self) -> None:
+        html = """
+        <div id="CreditPaymentBalanceDashTile">
+            <div class="dashboard-credit-amount-desktop font-largest">
+                &#163;172.26
+            </div>
+            <div class="dashboard-credit-lastUpdated font-small-light">
+                Last updated 15/03/2026 14:30
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        """
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(html, "html.parser")
+        balance = _parse_account_balance(soup)
+        assert balance is not None
+        self.assertEqual(balance.balance, 172.26)
+        self.assertEqual(balance.last_updated, datetime(2026, 3, 15, 14, 30))
+
+    def test_no_balance_element(self) -> None:
+        soup = BeautifulSoup("<div></div>", "html.parser")
+        self.assertIsNone(_parse_account_balance(soup))