Warm home discount

roy62

£140 went into Scottish Power account this week.

welshmoneylover

roy62 wrote: »

£140 went into Scottish Power account this week.

It's a shame working people can't get this :(

fredandwilma

welshmoneylover wrote: »

It's a shame working people can't get this :(

It is available to certain categories of working people, have a read of this :



http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/utilities/2015/01/warm-home-discount-to-be-extended-to-low-income-families


Qualifying criteria varies slightly between energy suppliers.

It estimates that these changes will mean an additional 70,000 struggling families, disabled customers and other vulnerable people are eligible to apply.

Who will be eligible to claim under the changes?

As well as those who get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit, from next winter, the following people will also qualify for the Warm Home Discount:

1. Those whose total household annual income is less than or equal to £16,190 and are in receipt of Child Tax Credits or the Universal Credit equivalent, with either:

A child aged under five living with them.
A disabled child living with them with a Child Disability Premium or claiming Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element.

On the following three categories households must receive one or more of the following:


2. Income Support or income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, with any of following:

A disability or pensioner premium.
A child who is disabled.
Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element.
A child aged under five living with them.


3. Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), with any of the following:

The support or work-related component of ESA.
A severe or enhanced disability premium.
A pensioner premium.
A child who is disabled.
Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element.
A child aged under five living with them.



4. Universal Credit and you're either employed, unemployed or self-employed, with any of the following:

Limited capability for work element (with or without a work-related activity element).
A disabled child element.
A child aged under five living with them.


Lily Caprani, director of policy at The Children's Society, says: "The Government's extension of the Warm Home Discount for another year is an important step for the huge numbers of families struggling to keep their children warm this winter.

"Low income families with disabled children and those with children under five will benefit from the decision to standardise access to this discount across suppliers – action that The Children's Society has been campaigning for."

matelodave

welshmoneylover wrote: »

It's a shame working people can't get this :(

I think the sentiment is that if everyone paid their fair share rather than keep swapping it around and giving discounts and rebates to various categories of consumers then we'd all be better off.

For someone to get a discount or rebate someone else has to pay more to fund it.

roy62

welshmoneylover wrote: »

It's a shame working people can't get this :(

After working 40yrs on building sites am now on oxygen 24hrs day not good.

homeworkgirl

I hope mine comes before Christmas but it was March this year. Can I ask if you qualified automatically or are part of the broader group like me. I'm wondering if that makes a difference re payment dates.