The Warm Home Discount Scheme provides financial support to vulnerable households to reduce energy bills, administered by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The government is consulting on cost recovery mechanisms to fund the scheme and has published draft regulations for 2026, determining how energy suppliers will contribute to scheme costs.
Interim findings from the evaluation of the Warm Home Discount scheme.
Data to monitor the installation of energy efficiency measures in domestic properties via the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) scheme in England.
In response to: Warm Home Discount (WHD): cost recovery
In response to: Warm Home Discount (WHD): cost recovery
We are seeking views on whether WHD costs should move from standing charges to the per-unit rate.
UIN: HCWS1336 I am today announcing the publication of the Government’s response to the December 2025 consultation on Warm Home Discount cost recovery. The response confirms our intention that the costs of the Warm Home Discount should be recovered from …
UIN: HLWS1338 My hon. Friend the Minister for Energy Consumers (Martin McCluskey) made the following Statement today: I am today announcing the publication of the Government’s response to the December 2025 consultation on Warm Home Discount cost recovery. The response …
In response to: Continuing the Warm Home Discount Scheme
In response to: Continuing the Warm Home Discount Scheme
We're seeking views on the design of the Warm Home Discount scheme from winter 2026 to 2027 to 2030 to 2031.
We are seeking views on whether WHD costs should move from standing charges to the per-unit rate.
We are seeking views on the impacts of a proposal to move WHD cost recovery from the standing charge to the unit rate — the per-kWh charge for electricity and gas usage – for both consumers and suppliers (including the …
We are seeking views on whether WHD costs should move from standing charges to the per-unit rate.
We are seeking views on the impacts of a proposal to move WHD cost recovery from the standing charge to the unit rate — the per-kWh charge for electricity and gas usage – for both consumers and suppliers (including the …
We're seeking views on the design of the Warm Home Discount scheme from winter 2026 to 2027 to 2030 to 2031.
The Warm Home Discount Scheme has been a key policy in the government’s approach to tackling fuel poverty and reducing the energy costs of low-income and vulnerable households ever since its inception in 2011. This consultation aims to secure the …
We're seeking views on the design of the Warm Home Discount scheme from winter 2026 to 2027 to 2030 to 2031.
The Warm Home Discount Scheme has been a key policy in the government’s approach to tackling fuel poverty and reducing the energy costs of low-income and vulnerable households ever since its inception in 2011. This consultation aims to secure the …
In response to: Expanding the Warm Home Discount Scheme, 2025 to 2026
We are seeking views on extending the Warm Home Discount scheme 2025 to 2026 to all recipients of means-tested benefits (MTBs).
The Department said that even if it had wanted to, it would not have been able to target support at the time of introducing the schemes due to challenges with identifying household income to determine an appropriate level of support.26 …
The Department said that the “biggest item of support” available to mitigate high energy prices this winter for vulnerable consumers, mainly those on benefits such as pension credit, is the Warm Home Discount scheme,47 which provides a £150 discount to …
We are seeking views on extending the Warm Home Discount scheme 2025 to 2026 to all recipients of means-tested benefits (MTBs).
This consultation sets out proposals to expand the reach of the Warm Home Discount Scheme by removing the high-cost-to-heat threshold in the current Warm Home Discount (England Wales) Regulations 2022 (for winter 2025/26) and proporationally increasing the level of spend …
This consultation sets out proposals to expand the reach of the Warm Home Discount Scheme by removing the high-cost-to-heat threshold in the current Warm Home Discount (England Wales) Regulations 2022 (for winter 2025/26) and proporationally increasing the level of spend …
We are seeking views on extending the Warm Home Discount scheme 2025 to 2026 to all recipients of means-tested benefits (MTBs).
UIN: HCWS240 The Government was elected on a promise to deliver warmer homes with lower energy bills for families across the country. Decent homes are the foundation of decent lives, and our Warm Homes Plan is driven by a simple …
UIN: HLWS238 My hon. Friend the Minister for Energy Consumers (Miatta Fahnbulleh MP) made the following Statement today:The Government was elected on a promise to deliver warmer homes with lower energy bills for families across the country. Decent homes are …
This draft eligibility statement sets out the detail of eligibility for a Core Group 2 rebate under the Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales.
This draft eligibility statement sets out the detail of eligibility for a Core Group 2 rebate under the Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales.
This draft eligibility statement sets out the detail of eligibility for a Core Group 2 rebate under the Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales.
We're seeking views on proposals to extend, expand, and reform the Warm Home Discount scheme to 2026.
UIN: HCWS164 My noble friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility (Lord Callanan) has today made the following statement:The Government has today laid draft affirmative Regulations for a GB Warm Home Discount sch...
UIN: HLWS161 The Government has today laid draft affirmative Regulations for a GB Warm Home Discount scheme in Scotland to run from 2022/23 until 2025/26.The scheme, with increased funding of around £13 million and totalling £49 million in 2022/2023, will …
In response to: Warm Home Discount Scotland
We're seeking views on implementing the Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme in Scotland from 2022 to winter 2025-2026.
We're seeking views on implementing the Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme in Scotland from 2022 to winter 2025-2026.
This consultation sets out proposals for implementing the Warm Home Discount scheme in Scotland from 2022 to winter 2025/26. The proposals in this document would mean that the WHD Scotland will largely mirror the WHD in place across GB in …
UIN: HCWS18 My noble friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility (Lord Callanan) has today made the following statement:Upgrading our homes to be more energy efficient is the best long-term solution for reducing...
UIN: HLWS17 Upgrading our homes to be more energy efficient is the best long-term solution for reducing our energy costs and keeping ourselves warm in winter. However, this takes time, which is why the Warm Home Discount remains a key …
We're seeking views on implementing the Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme in Scotland from 2022 to winter 2025-2026.
This consultation sets out proposals for implementing the Warm Home Discount scheme in Scotland from 2022 to winter 2025/26. The proposals in this document would mean that the WHD Scotland will largely mirror the WHD in place across GB in …
We're seeking views on proposals to extend, expand, and reform the Warm Home Discount scheme to 2026.
The Warm Home Discount has been a key policy in the Government’s approach to tackling fuel poverty since its inception in 2011. Since it began, the Warm Home Discount has provided over £3 billion in rebates on energy bills to …
We're seeking views on proposals to extend, expand, and reform the Warm Home Discount scheme to 2026.
The Warm Home Discount has been a key policy in the Government’s approach to tackling fuel poverty since its inception in 2011. Since it began, the Warm Home Discount has provided over £3 billion in rebates on energy bills to …
We're seeking views on proposals to extend the Warm Home Discount scheme to 2021 to 2022, along with minor changes to the scheme.
We're seeking views on proposals to extend the Warm Home Discount scheme to 2021 to 2022, along with minor changes to the scheme.
This consultation proposes to extend the Warm Home Discount scheme to winter 2021/22 in Great Britain. It also proposes a number of minor changes to Industry Initiatives, small operational changes and some considerations around the future of the scheme, beyond …
UIN: HLWS518 My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma has today made the following statement:I am today announcing that the price cap on standard variable and default energy tariffs will remain …
We're seeking views on proposals to extend the Warm Home Discount scheme to 2021 to 2022, along with minor changes to the scheme.
This consultation proposes to extend the Warm Home Discount scheme to winter 2021/22 in Great Britain. It also proposes a number of minor changes to Industry Initiatives, small operational changes and some considerations around the future of the scheme, beyond …
We're seeking views on proposed changes to the Warm Home Discount Scheme for winter 2018 to 2019.
We're seeking views on proposed changes to the Warm Home Discount Scheme for winter 2018 to 2019.
We're seeking views on proposed changes to the Warm Home Discount Scheme for winter 2018 to 2019.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Warm Front Scheme to tackle fuel poverty in England helped to improve the energy efficiency of over 635,000 households between June 2005 and March 2008. According to a report by the National Audit …
The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Warm Front Scheme to tackle fuel poverty in England helped to improve the energy efficiency of over 635,000 households between June 2005 and March 2008. According to a report by the National Audit …