Warm Home Discount

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Warm Home Discount is a UK government-backed scheme that provides eligible low-income and vulnerable households with a one-off rebate on their electricity bills during the winter.

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Warm Home Discount canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf energy bill rebate scheme ⓘ
government-backed scheme ⓘ
administeredBy Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ⓘ
UK government ⓘ
appliesTo Great Britain ⓘ
beneficiary domestic electricity customers ⓘ
benefitAppliesTo electricity account ⓘ
benefitType electricity bill discount ⓘ
one-off rebate ⓘ
canBeAppliedTo gas account via supplier transfer ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
deliveredBy electricity suppliers ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion being in a vulnerable group such as older people or disabled people ⓘ
low income and high energy costs ⓘ
receipt of certain means-tested benefits ⓘ
eligibilityGroup Broader Group ⓘ
Core Group ⓘ
Core Group 1 ⓘ
Core Group 2 ⓘ
fundedBy obligated energy suppliers ⓘ
geographicScope England ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
introducedInYear 2011 ⓘ
is credited directly to the energy account of the household ⓘ
isNot a cash payment to the claimant ⓘ
legislativeBasis Energy Act 2010 ⓘ
obligationOn larger domestic energy suppliers ⓘ
paymentForm credit to prepayment meter ⓘ
rebate on electricity bill ⓘ
paymentFrequency once per scheme year ⓘ
policyArea energy policy ⓘ
social welfare ⓘ
purpose to help low-income households with energy costs in winter ⓘ
to reduce fuel poverty ⓘ
recursAnnually yes ⓘ
relatedTo Cold Weather Payment ⓘ
Winter Fuel Payment ⓘ
requires participation of obligated suppliers ⓘ
season winter ⓘ
sector energy ⓘ
supports households at risk of fuel poverty ⓘ
low-income households ⓘ
pensioner households ⓘ
vulnerable households ⓘ
targetOutcome improved affordability of heating ⓘ
lower winter energy bills ⓘ
timeLimited yes ⓘ
typicalApplicationWindow autumn and winter ⓘ

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Cold Weather Payment → isDifferentFrom → Warm Home Discount ⓘ