UK households have just says left to check if they could be eligible for a £150 energy bill discount.
Approximately 760,000 people are missing out on Pension Credit - a key benefit that also unlocks the Warm Home Discount, worth up to £150 off your electricity bill. Eligibility requirements for the Warm Home Discount - whether applicants are on the England/Wales or programmes - specify that anyone who might qualify should have received one of nine means-tested benefits and on a specific date.
You're eligible for the Warm Home Discount if you were in receipt of the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit on August 11. But Pension Credit can be backdated by three months - meaning you can apply by November 11 and still receive the Warm Home discount. Recent figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show hundreds of thousands of eligible households are eligible to receive Pension Credit payments, but they are yet to apply.
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Pension Credit is available for people aged 66 and over, and supplements people's income if they are single and earn less than £201.05, or in a couple and earning £306.85. The DWP has found that 760,000 families did not claim the benefit during the financial year ending in 2023. As well as setting people up for the Warm Home Discount, the benefit also allows claimants to receive the winter fuel payment, a free TV licence, help with household bills, and council tax support.
You may also be eligible for the Warm Home Discount if you claim one of the following benefits and have high energy needs. This includes:
- Universal Credit
Housing benefit
- Child tax credit
- Working tax credits
- Income support
- Income-based jobseeker's allowance
- Income-related employment and support allowance
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