Applications have now opened for a discount scheme that offers some of the most vulnerable households a £140 discount on their energy bills over winter. The Warm Home Discount – launched by the Government in 2011 – is designed to support people at risk of fuel poverty, but unlike Cold Weather Payments and Winter Fuel discounts , it’s offered by the energy suppliers themselves. Current rules mean any provider with 250,000 or more customers has to offer it to the most at risk families (known as the ‘core’ group) however from winter 2019/20, any supplier with more than 150,000 customers will also have to offer it . The scheme pays families £140 over winter to help keep their energy bills as affordable as possible. Last year 2.2 million people claimed it – namely those retired or on low incomes. Two groups of people can claim the discount – the ‘core’ band who are automatically enrolled each year – and the ‘broader’ group who will have to apply for it manually. The money is not paid to you – it’s a one-off discount on your electricity bill, between September and March. Sometimes, however, it may be paid as a rebate later… Read full this story
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