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UK households are being urged by the Department for Work and Pensions to seize a fleeting opportunity to get £150 off energy bills, but the window is quickly closing. Millions of households have just days left to make a key bill check in order to get their £150 free cash in the form of the Warm Home Discount.
Billpayers who receive means-tested benefits in England and Wales are eligible for the discount, but they need to be quick. Households must verify they are named on their electricity bill before August 24 to automatically receive £150 off their energy bills, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said. Labour Party Minister for Energy Consumers Miatta Fahnbulleh said: “We took decisive action earlier this year to expand the Warm Home Discount, giving more working families certainty and peace of mind before winter.
“I now want to make sure as many eligible households as possible get £150 off their energy bill, putting more money in their pockets as part of our Plan for Change.
“If you know someone who might be eligible – please start spreading the word to family and friends, encouraging them to check they are named on their energy bill.”
In England and Wales, this means households in receipt of Housing Benefit, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, Pension Credit, and Universal Credit will now be eligible.
This takes the number of households set to benefit from the Warm Home Discount to over six million.
People in England and Wales will qualify for the Warm Home Discount this winter if they are receiving one of the following means-tested benefits and are named on the electricity bill, either in their own name, that of their partner, or their legal representative.
The benefits are:
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Housing Benefit
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Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
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Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
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Income Support
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Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit and Savings Credit)
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Universal Credit
