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Warm home discount schemeWhat is Warm Home Discount?

Warm Home Discount is a four year Government-led scheme, which was introduced in 2011. It involves Government and electricity suppliers working together with the aim of offering additional support to people who are at risk of being fuel poor. There’s a number of ways the scheme can offer support, including rebates.

Warm Home Discount Rebates

Warm Home Discount gives qualifying vulnerable people an extra £120 towards their electricity bill. People receiving the guaranteed credit element of Pension Credit automatically qualify for this rebate. There’s also Warm Home Discount - Support Plus, for people in receipt of other specific state benefits. You can find more information on this below.

Warm Home Discount – Support Plus

To qualify for a Warm Home Discount – Support Plus rebate, you must receive one from each of the criteria sections below.

Criteria - Section 1

  • Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
  • Income Support
  • Income related employment support allowance.

Criteria – Section 2

  • Long Term Incapacity Benefit
  • Severe Disablement Allowance
  • Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for yourself
  • Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for a child living with you
  • Have a child who was under 5 on the 1st of April 2011 living with you (born on or after 1 April 2006)

If you think you’re eligible for a Warm Home Discount – Support Plus rebate, you will need to contact your energy supplier and complete an application form from them.  Contact details of these energy companies can be found below.

If you receive only the guaranteed credit element of Pension Credit, you automatically qualify for the Warm Home Discount rebate, so you don’t need to do anything.

For further information on the different support options please visit the Department of Energy & Climate Change website.

 Energy supplier useful contacts

Download the useful Consumer Focus Briefing on the Warm Home Discount scheme.  

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