New rules on eligibility - yesterday

Richie-from-the-Boro

England

- this is the last year before being phased out
- last year it was underspent by £50 million which went back to the treasury
- this year only 11,766 people have applied, many many more grants are available before its phased out
- yesterday changes were made so that more types of claim are admissible
- if you applied and were turned down before 12th September .. .. apply again
- if you have never applied do so .. .. you never know
- £3,500 per grant or £6,000 if you live in the middle of nowhere without a gas supply need oil central heating
- the DOT GOV page
- Martin's page

The rest of our Islands

The Nest Programme in Wales
The Energy Assistance Package in Scotland
The Warm Homes Scheme in Northern Ireland

pauliboo

Eligibility for what?

[Deleted User]

warm front grants

skater_kat

i can't see what part of the eligibility has changed? people on DLA used to be able to get it but not anymore..

pauliboo

Have the dwp sold a list of people's phone numbers who might qualify for this benefit?

I keep on getting calls even though I claimed the grant and the loft & cavity wall insulation over 3 years ago.

Richie-from-the-Boro

pauliboo wrote: »

Have the dwp sold a list of people's phone numbers who might qualify for this benefit?

I keep on getting calls even though I claimed the grant and the loft & cavity wall insulation over 3 years ago.

- no government department has sold any information to any company

New procedures came into being only recently in 2012. The DWP gives anonomised / coded lists direct to the big six suppliers and any of the others if they are scheme contributors, that in turn is translated into a postcode, if both the postcode and door number is a customer then they are passported in benefit terms.

This is a good thing for the groups of individuals concerned. Without having to even ask their energy supplier and go through the process of proving that they have a right to be in the 'core group' of 'special rights' consumers they [the energy suppliers] are automatically informed by the DWP.


- all energy companies have special tariff's for people who have poor health, are elderly, or have a disability
- this has been posted many times on the disability board of MSE
- in all casess an individual should be notified of their 'special rights'
- for example telling you that you are entitled to be on the Priority Services Register and / or / offered extra support
- British Gas for example has the 'Essentials Tariff' whilst Scottish Power has the ' Fresh Start Tariff'
- the criteria is common to all suppliers

The core group criteria is :

in receipt of Cold Weather payments
or have a household income below £16,190 and are elderly or in receipt of means tested eligible benefit
or have a household income below £16,190 and have a disability or long term illness
or have a household income of below £16,190 and are spending more than 10% on fuel for adequate heating (usually 21 degrees for the main living area)

pauliboo, I don't know your circumstances but from what you write here you claimed 3 years ago from a company who continue to 'spam' you or indeed may have sold your info to others who now spam you. It will certainly not be the case that :

- the DWP sold your info
- the major suppliers who get the anonomised lists sold your info