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Warm home discount with energy debt

Just a quick question... I get the warm home discount every year being a lone parent on benefits, and due to debt with my supplier they take £5 a week off any top up on my repayment meter. Are they allowed to take this debt from the warm home voucher when I load it on my meter? Just a bit counterintuitive to give me help with energy and then take it back anyway?
Thankyou all.

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  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,976 Forumite
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    I don't see why not, when it's a debt you owe. If you have pre payment metres then then debt is automatically taken weekly anyway.
  • Surely it makes no difference in the end other than the debt is repayed quicker?
    "You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "
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