As the colder months approach, we know energy bills start to rise. To help, you may be eligible for the  Warm Home Discount Scheme, which offers a £150 credit towards your electricity bill for people on low incomes. 

We recommend visiting the Moneysavingexpert /warm-home-discount  

Their site includes helpful guidance on the Warm Home Discount and links to energy provider websites who are part of the scheme, where you can check your eligibility and find out how to apply. 

What is the Warm Home Discount? 

The Warm Home Discount is a £150 payment applied directly to eligible customers’ electricity bills or as a credit to a pre-payment meter (usually between October and March). If you have received it for this year you don’t need to take any further action. It’s designed to help with winter energy costs.  If you receive the ‘guaranteed element’ of pension credit you will automatically receive the payment and don’t need to do anything.  Many people have to apply, even if you’ve received the Warm Home Discount before. 

This is different from pension-age-winter-heating-payment  which will be paid automatically through the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to all to eligible people of pension age. Warm Home Discount would be paid in addition to any other schemes. 

Below are a few helpful links to our additional tenant advice and support resources.