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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Warm Home Discount canonical | 1 |
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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