DWP letters arriving in post mean people will get 'automatic' £150 payment
The Department for Work and Pensions is posting letters detailing automatic £150 payments to UK households. From the end of October to next March, UK households could benefit from the Warm Home Discount scheme, worth £150.
If you're eligible, you'll get £150 off your electricity bill, rather than a cash payment into your bank account. If you qualify for the winter 2024/25 payment, you will have your one-off £150 discount applied by the end of March next year at the latest.
To qualify, you need to claim either the Guarantee Credit portion of Pension Credit or a different 'qualifying benefit.' The new Labour Party government will make an assessment of your energy costs based on the property you live in.
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There are different ways to qualify for the Warm Home Discount Scheme depending on where you live. If you live in England and Wales you qualify if you either get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit or are on a low income and have high energy costs.
If you live in Scotland you qualify if you either get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit or are on a low income in Scotland and meet your energy supplier’s criteria for the scheme. In England and Wales the Government will write to you to confirm if you are eligible.
In Scotland, if you receive the Guarantee Credit portion of Pension Credits, the Government will write to you and you don’t need to apply. Customers in Scotland who receive other specific benefits and meet the Government criteria, can apply for a Warm Home Discount payment.
In Scotland, if you receive the Guarantee Credit portion of Pension Credit, the Government decide which customers who receive Pension Credits are eligible, and if you are one of them, will write to you. Payments will be made by 31 March 2025.