The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an update following a change in eligibility for the Warm Home Discount Scheme.
Payments are being increased from £140 to £150 this year, and the DWP pays the money directly to energy suppliers. This is then taken off the total someone pays for their electricity bills.
The additional help with heating bills will be a welcome relief to eligible households following the announcement that the UK Government’s £2,500 Energy Price Guarantee will end in April and not in 2024 as originally planned. However, the £400 energy rebate will continue until March, providing discounts of £66/£67 on electricity bills this winter.
