More than a quarter of a million families are set to receive letters confirming they will get £150 off their energy bills this winter through the Warm Home Discount.
Prime Minister Keur Starmer took the decision last year to expand the Warm Home Discount to a further 2.7 million families, meaning six million households now receive the help.
Covering households across England and Wales, letters will start arriving from today, with all those entitled to the discount set to receive one before January.
For the vast majority of recipients, £150 will be automatically deducted off their energy bill and they don’t need to take any action.
However, some households will need to provide extra information to ensure they get the discount, with the letters advising them to call the helpline provided. They will need an electricity bill or statement to confirm the billpayer’s name and account number.
It means around six million households will benefit this year, including 900,000 more families with children and a total of 1.8 million households in fuel poverty.
Every billpayer on means-tested benefits now qualifies for the Warm Home Discount, removing restrictions that previously excluded many who needed help and providing peace of mind to millions more families.
“This cash injection will help people manage their bills while we fix the rusting energy system we inherited,” said Starmer.
“Because it is only through our clean energy mission that we will get bills down for everyone in the long run – creating jobs and economic growth along the way.”
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