Warm Home Discount Scheme
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FOR GUIDANCE ONLY – SUBJECT TO CHANGE Warm Home Discount Scheme
The warm home discount scheme was brought in this year to replace the old social tariffs for people most at risk of fuel poverty over the winter months. It provides eligible customers with a one- off £120 payment from their electricity supplier that will be credited onto their electricity account or pre-payment meter.
Who can get the Warm Home Discount:
Pension Credit customers who are automatically considered for the rebate
Customers will be elgible for this energy rebate if on the qualifying date of 11 September 2011 all the following apply:
They receive only the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit (no Savings Credit) Their name, or partner’s name was on the electricity bill Their electricity account was with one of the energy suppliers participating in this scheme – Atlantic, British Gas, EDF Energy, E.ON, Equipower, Equigas, Manweb, M&S Energy, npower, Sainsbury's Energy, Scottish Gas, Scottish Hydro, ScottishPower, Southern Electric, SSE, Swalec and Utility Warehouse.
If customers meet the conditions above they do not need to do anything to get the rebate, it will be paid automatically onto their electricity account before 28th March 2012.
Eligible Customers who need to apply for the rebate
The rebate will also be paid by suppliers if the customer falls into what they deem to be a vulnerable group. This criteria varies from supplier to supplier, but the criteria the big 6 suppliers are using is listed below. The important point to note is that if customers meet this criteria, it will not be automatically paid to them, they must apply themselves to their electricity supplier. Details of how to do this are below: Scottish Hydro
Customers must be in receipt of :
Income support Income related ESA and are in receipt of a work related or support component – i.e have had their medical and been found unfit for work. Income based JSA
AND one of the following applies:
Have a child under the age of 5 staying with them. Are in receipt of child tax credit which includes a disability or severe disability element. Receive the disabled child premium of income support. Receive the disability premium, enhanced disability premium or severe disability premium of income support. Receive a pensioner premium, higher pensioner premium or enhanced pensioner premium.
How to apply: Call 0800 300 111 or email priority.services@scottish- souther.co.uk
British Gas
Customers must be in receipt of :
Income support Income related ESA and are in receipt of a work related or support component – i.e have had their medical and been found unfit for work. Income based JSA Pension Credit – Savings credit.
AND one of the following applies:
Have a child under the age of 5 staying with them. Are in receipt of child tax credit which includes a disability or severe disability element. Receive the disabled child premium of income support. Receive the disability premium, enhanced disability premium or severe disability premium of income support. Receive a pensioner premium, higher pensioner premium or enhanced pensioner premium. Is on a low income (income for household is less than £16,190) and are spending more than 10% on fuel for adequate heating. (21 degrees celsius for the main living area, and 18 degrees for other occupied rooms.)
How to apply: Call 0800 072 8625 or 0800 294 8604 if on a prepayment meter. Email: [email protected] N. Power
Customers must be in receipt of :
Income support Income related ESA and are in receipt of a work related or support component – i.e have had their medical and been found unfit for work. Income based JSA
AND one of the following applies:
Have a child under the age of 5 staying with them. Are in receipt of child tax credit which includes a disability or severe disability element. Receive the disabled child premium of income support. Receive the disability premium, enhanced disability premium or severe disability premium of income support.
How to apply: Call 0800 980 5525
EDF
Customers must be in receipt of :
Income support Income related ESA and are in receipt of a work related or support component – i.e have had their medical and been found unfit for work. Income based JSA
AND one of the following applies:
They are in receipt of long term incapacity benefit. Receive the severe disability premium of income support Receive DLA for themselves or for a child staying with them. Have a child who was born after 31st March 2006.
How to Apply: Call 0800 096 9000
EON
Customers must be in receipt of : Income support Income related ESA and are in receipt of a work related or support component – i.e have had their medical and been found unfit for work. Income based JSA Pension Credit – Savings credit.
AND one of the following applies:
Have a child under the age of 5 staying with them. Are in receipt of child tax credit which includes a disability or severe disability element. Receive the disabled child premium of income support. Receive the disability premium, enhanced disability premium or severe disability premium of income support. Receive child tax credit if the household income is below £16,190.
How to apply: Call 0800 051 1480
Scottish Power
Customers must be in receipt of :
Income support Income related ESA and are in receipt of a work related or support component – i.e have had their medical and been found unfit for work. Income based JSA
AND one of the following applies:
Have a child under the age of 5 staying with them. Are in receipt of child tax credit which includes a disability or severe disability element. Receive the disabled child premium of income support. Receive the disability premium, enhanced disability premium or severe disability premium of income support.
How to apply: Call 0800 027 2700 or email [email protected]
FOR GUIDANCE ONLY – SUBJECT TO CHANGE