DEAL HUNT

The Warm Home Discount scheme

 

For winter 2013 to 2014, you could get a £135 discount on your electricity bill through the Warm Home Discount Scheme. The discount won’t affect your Cold Weather Payment or Winter Fuel Payment. Not everyone gets the discount - you have to qualify.

 

The money isn’t paid to you, it’s a one-off discount on your electricity bill, usually between October and March.

 

You qualify for the discount if on the ‘qualifying day’ (20 July 2013) your supplier was part of the scheme, your name (or your partner’s) was on the bill and you were either: 75 or over and getting the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit (even if you get Savings Credit) under 75 and only getting the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit (you won’t qualify if you also get Savings Credit).

 

Some suppliers can offer the discount to vulnerable people (eg. those on a low income). Each supplier has their own rules about who else (known as the ‘broader group’) can get this help. Check with the supplier if you meet their rules for broader group help and how to apply for it. Or if you ring your energy supplier, stating that you want to be checked for the broader group, this covers low earners, tax credits etc. for families with children.

 

The deadline to claim for winter 2013 to 2014 is 14 March 2014. Late claims won’t be accepted.

 

The following suppliers are part of the scheme:

• Atlantic

• British Gas

• EDF Energy

• E.ON

• Equipower (Ebico)

• Equigas (Ebico)

• First Utility

• Manweb - see ScottishPower

• M&S Energy

• npower

• Sainsbury’s Energy

• Scottish Gas - see British Gas

• Scottish Hydro

• ScottishPower

• Southern Electric

• SSE

• SWALEC

• Utility Warehouse (PDF, 213KB)

 

 

To find out how to claim, click here to go to the relevant page of the government's warm home discount scheme.