UK Urges Households to Secure £150 Energy Discount Before Aug. 23 Deadline
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 9
UK Urges Households to Secure £150 Energy Discount Before Aug. 23 Deadline
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 9
Summary
Aug. 23 is the key cutoff for households to make sure their name is on the electricity bill if they want the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter.
About 6 million households can receive the rebate automatically if they get means-tested benefits such as Universal Credit or Pension Credit and their supplier has more than 1,000 customers.
Recent movers and prepayment-meter users topping up by key or card are among those most likely to miss out if the account is not registered in their name.
Ofgem will announce the winter price cap later this month for October to December, with bills expected to rise again as the government pushes the discount as support.
Scotland will now align with England and Wales, with 345,000 low-income Scottish households set to receive the rebate automatically instead of applying.