Last updated: 18 October 2026. I checked every date and rule in this Warm Home Discount guide against GOV.UK on 18 October 2026.
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This is not financial advice. The Warm Home Discount is a government scheme, so your electricity supplier and GOV.UK decide whether you qualify. Check your own case with them.
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£150 off your electricity bill, if you are on the right benefit
The Warm Home Discount is a one-off £150 taken off your electricity bill this winter. Your supplier applies it, so the money never lands in your bank account. In England and Wales it usually arrives automatically. You qualify if you or your partner got Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, income-related Employment and Support Allowance or Pension Credit on 23 August 2026. In Scotland, however, some people have to apply to their supplier instead.
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