£120 warm home discount

twiz21

McKneff wrote: »

Seems you have to be in receipt of 2 benefits and says nothing about pensioners.

My OH and I are both pensioners, he claims DLA, apparently it isnt enough.

http://www.edfenergy.com/products-services/for-your-home/safe-warm-and-well/warm-home-discount.shtml

Quote from above page.

"Customers receiving the guaranteed credit element of Pension Credit automatically qualify for this rebate."

BargainGalore

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Pensionsandretirementplanning/Benefits/BenefitsInRetirement/DG_185940

BargainGalore

BargainGalore wrote: »

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Pensionsandretirementplanning/Benefits/BenefitsInRetirement/DG_185940

Who can get the Warm Home Discount

You may qualify for this energy rebate if you get only the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit on the qualifying date (11 September 2011). You will not qualify if you get the Savings Credit element of Pension Credit.
To qualify, your energy provider must be participating in this scheme – see ‘Energy suppliers participating in this scheme’ below. Your name, or your partner’s name must be on the electricity bill.
If you’re not receiving Guarantee Credit

Energy companies may also give a £120 rebate to some customers who don’t receive Guarantee Credit. Participating energy companies will identify customers who they think could be eligible.

McKneff

Nothing for pensioner who dont get this pension credit though. Another blow for pensioners who have worked and saved for their old age.

BargainGalore

I says on directgov

"Energy companies may also give a £120 rebate to some customers who don’t receive Guarantee Credit. Participating energy companies will identify customers who they think could be eligible."

penrhyn

McKneff wrote: »

Nothing for pensioner who dont get this pension credit though. Another blow for pensioners who have worked and saved for their old age.

So part of my energy bill is now subsidising those on benefits, the green levy to appease the eco mentalists in the coalition, not forgetting the middle classes with their shiny eco-bling solar roofs.

Aahhh that feels better, now where's my winter fuel allowance?

Hypocrite moi?

rogerblack

BargainGalore wrote: »

I says on directgov

"Energy companies may also give a £120 rebate to some customers who don’t receive Guarantee Credit. Participating energy companies will identify customers who they think could be eligible."

They are not just picking these additional customers on the basis of their own rules, but specific rules that will mean most won't qualify.

You need to be on income support, income based jobseekers, or ESA, _and_ have either:
An award of DLA at a high enough level to lead to an additional disability component on these benefits (this also varies if you're living with someone you may not get it).
Premium due to a disabled child.
Child under 5.
child tax credits with disability element.

BargainGalore

I only posted what it says on directgov I didnt give any advice as to whom can claim or not, mealy tried to clarify who can claim or not.

It doesnt state on directgov if anyone with a disability or low income although I suspect it may include some as it state "to some customers who don’t receive Guarantee Credit"

What confuses things further the directgov gives the impression its for only older people even supplies a picture of an older person

BargainGalore

Dont you get the winter fuel allowance?

McKneff wrote: »

Nothing for pensioner who dont get this pension credit though. Another blow for pensioners who have worked and saved for their old age.

BargainGalore

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your_world/gas_and_electricity/fuel_costs_and_saving_money.htm

Fuel costs – reduced rates for low-income or vulnerable customers

The Warm Home Discount

The Warm Home Discount Scheme will give you an automatic £120 rebate on your electricity bill for the winter of 2011/12 and the next three winters if you qualify under the Scheme.

You will qualify for the rebate if you only get the guarantee credit of Pension Credit on the qualifying date, which is 11 September 2011. You will not qualify if you get the savings credit of Pension Credit.

All electricity suppliers with more than 250,000 domestic customers must join the Warm Home Discount Scheme. Smaller suppliers can also join the scheme if they want to.

The Department for Work and Pensions will try to make sure you get this discount automatically, but you may be missed out and will have to ask for the discount from your electricity supplier.

Some electricity customers who don't get the guarantee part of Pension Credit may also get the discount, but it will be up to your supplier to decide who qualifies. This group of people is likely to be customers who are getting other benefits.


Social tariffs

Over the next few years, customers getting a social tariff from their energy company will gradually be transferred to the Warm Home Discount Scheme. Social tariffs are schemes run by individual companies to give reduced rates to low income and vulnerable customers. However, some customers who now qualify for a social tariff may not qualify for help under the Warm Home Discount Scheme. There will also be some customers who find that the discount under the new scheme is less than the social tariff discount they are getting now. Some additional help might be available to make up for this shortfall.