warm front discounts

Butterfly21

Hi, what is the purpose of the Warm front discount and exactly how much do customers save on energy bills under this scheme? I've noticed many Tariffs don't offer this now and the New greener energy companies Don't either. Is it worth buying a tariff that does include this discount?
Thanks!

poppasmurf_bewdley

Presumably you are referring to the Warm Home Discount, which is a £140 payment added to your account if you qualify.

You need to ensure you qualify for the WHD before taking an appropriate tariff.

There are two ways to qualify, Firstly, if you are in the core group you automatically get WHD. If you don't qualify for the core group, you may still qualify for the WHD but each company has it's own criteria. You need to check if you fall into any of these groups.

Butterfly21

Hi, thanks for that. Sorry, I meant the warm home discount!
Some energy companies don't offer this even if you qualify, I've been looking around for quotes and noticed Lc02 and a few green energy suppliers don't offer WHD.

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Peirre

I recently applied for the WHD on behalf of my dad with Npower, and they have confirmed that he will receive it in may 2017. He is on the Npower standard tariff and I'm wondering if he'd loose the WHD IF I switched him to another provider before then. His recent annual Npower statement shows that he uses 2677kwh (DD billed quarterly) of electricity and could save £44.60 by switching to Npowers online fix January 2018 tariff.
Likewise he's received the £0.26 p/day refund (£90? Paid) for service/standing charges from British Gas while on their fix & fall January 2017 tariff having used 1507kwh of gas. But BG's latest offering doesn't look promising so I've looked at the various possibilities of switching with MSE etc inc switching his gas to Scottish Power saving £70+ PA reducing his DD with BG from £20pm to £6-7pm. My delemma is that any savings gained by switching energy providers will be outweighed by the monies refunded with the WHD and standing charges. Can the masses advise me what are the best options available for him

Matt17

I was in similar position last year. I switched from EDF to EON before I had received the WHD and was concerned about the WHD so I called EDF before I made the switch to ask what would happen. They said they would pay me by cheque if I switched supplier before the payment was made and good to their word they did indeed send me a cheque. I suggest calling nPower though just to check that they will do the same.

Joyful

If anyone that is not on Guaranteed Pension credit moves supplier before the WHD is applied they would lose out on the payment. If you are on GPC then whoever supplied you on 10th July 2016 pays out but only if they take part in the scheme.

Peirre

Joyful wrote: »

If anyone that is not on Guaranteed Pension credit moves supplier before the WHD is applied they would lose out on the payment. If you are on GPC then whoever supplied you on 10th July 2016 pays out but only if they take part in the scheme.

Ive contacted the pension service 0800991234 to establish if he's in receipt of Guaranteed Pension credit, and they tell me that he's not in receipt of it. He is however in receipt of Attendance Allowance as he suffers from Dementia. But as I previously stated Npower have informed us he will get the WHD in may. This may or may not make the decision to switch utilities more complicated.

Joyful

It's best then to stay with Npower until he gets his payment.