Martin Lewis has issued an urgent update to energy customers, telling them to apply for the Warm Home Discount if they are eligible before the scheme closes.
People on a low income who receive their gas and electricity from either Bulb, E.on, or So Energy may be entitled to save £140 on their bills.
Speaking on The Martin Lewis Money Show, the financial guru went on to explain that people who have reached a particular age will receive the discount automatically.
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Those who are on the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit do not need to apply.
As reported by the Daily Record, all other eligible recipients must apply manually in order to obtain the savings.
Lewis stated that the eligibility criteria of the discount differs depending on the supplier, though generally is available to those on means-tested benefits such as Jobseeker’s Allowance, Universal Credit and Income Support.
Here's what you need to know about the Warm Home Discount.
Am I eligible for the Warm Home Discount?
There are two ways to qualify for the Warm Home Discount Scheme:
- You get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit - known as the ‘core group’
- You’re on a low income and meet your energy supplier’s criteria for the scheme - known as the ‘broader group’
How you apply for the Warm Home Discount Scheme depends on how you qualify for the discount.
Pre-pay or pay-as-you-go meters
You can still qualify for the discount if you use a pre-pay or pay-as-you-go electricity meter.
Your electricity supplier can tell you how you will get the discount if you’re eligible, for example a voucher you can use to top up your meter.
How to apply
It is up to your supplier who is eligible for the saving, and the number of discounts that they can offer is limited.
Check with your supplier as early as possible to see if you’re eligible and how to apply - check with them even if you were eligible for a discount last year.
Your electricity supplier will apply the discount to your bill by March 31, 2022.
Energy suppliers taking part in the scheme
Below is the list of current energy suppliers participating in the Warm Home Discount scheme, however, this may change, but the most recent list can be found on the GOV.UK website here.
- Affect Energy
- Atlantic
- Boost
- Bristol Energy - only if you’re eligible for the ‘core group’
- British Gas
- British Gas Evolve (formerly British Gas X)
- Bulb Energy - UK Government is bailing Bulb out
- Co-op Energy
- E (Gas and Electricity)
- E.ON
- E.ON Next
- Ebico
- Ecotricity - only if you’re eligible for the ‘core group’
- EDF Energy
- ESb Energy
- Green Energy UK (GEUK)
- London Power
- M&S Energy
- Nabuh Energy
- Octopus Energy
- Outfox The Market
- OVO
- Rebel Energy
- Sainsbury’s Energy
- Scottish Gas
- Scottish Hydro
- ScottishPower
- Shell Energy Retail
- So Energy
- Southern Electric
- SSE
- Swalec
- Utilita
- Utility Warehouse
The following suppliers were part of the scheme but are no longer trading:
- Avro Energy
- Bristol Energy
- Green – ‘core group’ only
- Igloo Energy – ‘core group’ only
- People’s Energy
- Pure Planet
- Together Energy
- Utility Point
If your energy supplier is no longer trading
If the electricity supplier you were with stops trading, you may still be eligible for a Warm Home Discount - Ofgem will appoint your new supplier for you.
