Overview
- The government confirmed the Warm Home Discount will run at least through 2030/31, providing £150 each winter to around six million low‑income households.
- Eligibility now includes all Universal Credit claimants alongside Pension Credit groups and other means‑tested benefits listed in current guidance.
- The £150 support is applied as a bill credit or prepayment voucher, with energy suppliers expected to apply discounts by 31 March 2026.
- Those who believe they qualify but did not get an award letter must contact the Warm Home Discount helpline by 28 February 2026, with automatic payment rules differing in Scotland and no scheme operating in Northern Ireland.
- Labour’s Warm Homes Plan sets out large‑scale insulation and clean‑heating upgrades targeting low‑income households in EPC D–G homes, with further relief expected from a modest Ofgem price‑cap reduction that analysts predict will be confirmed on 25 February.