THIS INFO FROM THE UK GOVERNMENTS WEB SITE MAY BENEFIT MANY MEMBERS
CHECK BELOW IF YOUR SUPPLIER IS PART OF THE SCHEME
Part 1:
Overview
For winter 2012 to 2013, you could get a £130 discount on your electricity bill through the Warm Home Discount Scheme.
The discount won’t affect your Cold Weather Payment or Winter Fuel Payment.
Not everyone gets the discount - you have to qualify
Part 2:
What you'll get
For Winter 2012 to 2013, you could get a £130 discount on your electricity bill.
The money isn’t paid to you, it’s a one-off discount on your electricity bill, usually between October and March.
Pre-pay or pay as you go meters
People using pre-pay or pay as you go electricity meters can also qualify for the discount.
If eligible, your electricity supplier can tell you how you’ll get the discount. For example, a voucher you can use to top up your meter.
Part 3:
Eligibility
You qualify for the discount if on 21 July 2012 your supplier was part of the scheme, your name (or your partner’s) was on the bill and you were either:
80 or over and getting the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit
under 80 and only getting the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit (you won’t qualify if you also get Saving Credit)
If you don’t qualify
Some suppliers offer the discount to vulnerable people (eg, those on a low income). Each supplier has their own rules about who else can get the discount.
Energy suppliers
The following suppliers are part of the scheme:
Atlantic
British Gas
EDF Energy
E.ON
Equipower (Ebico)
Equigas (Ebico)
Manweb - see ScottishPower
M&S Energy
npower
Sainsbury’s Energy
Scottish Gas - see British Gas
Scottish Hydro
ScottishPower
Southern Electric
SSE
SWALEC
Utility Warehouse
Part 4:
How to claim
If eligible, you’ll get a letter telling you one of the following:
you don’t have to apply for the discount – you’ll get it automatically
you must apply for the discount by 13 March 2013 – the letter will tell you why and how
Letters are sent between September 2012 and January 2013. Contact the helpline if your letter doesn’t arrive by February 2013.
Warm Home Discount Scheme Helpline
0845 603 9439
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm