Warm home discount - broad group - disabled tax credits

Minxqc

I have been looking at energy suppliers offering the warm home discount £140 a year off your electricity bill. There seems to be an anomaly. If you are a disabled worker earning under the £16,190 per year and receiving disabled working tax credits, energy suppliers don't seem to have considered you. If you receive disabled child tax credits you qualify for the warm home discount but there's no mention of disabled adults who work.

Has anyone come across an energy supplier offering the warm home discount to disabled adults receiving disabled working tax credits?

jmatt81

Minxqc wrote: »

I have been looking at energy suppliers offering the warm home discount £140 a year off your electricity bill. There seems to be an anomaly. If you are a disabled worker earning under the £16,190 per year and receiving disabled working tax credits, energy suppliers don't seem to have considered you. If you receive disabled child tax credits you qualify for the warm home discount but there's no mention of disabled adults who work.

Has anyone come across an energy supplier offering the warm home discount to disabled adults receiving disabled working tax credits?

I receive the disabled element of working tax credits. I am a single person with no children. Scottish Power offer the WHD to me as part of the broader group and it was applied to my account last week.

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Why would they consider it, you can earn quite a bit and still get the disabled element. It's meant to be for poorer people.

Minxqc

_shel wrote: »

Why would they consider it, you can earn quite a bit and still get the disabled element. It's meant to be for poorer people.

_shel If you earn under the £16,190 limit, you are regarded as being in poverty and / or vulnerable. Someone receiving £16k a year including disabled working tax credits is just as poor and vulnerable as someone receiving the same amount via disabled child tax credits. If there's the same amount of income and the households both have disability, surely both should receive the warm home discount if the rules are being fair, reasonable and even handed?

1974Stephen

Hi. GB Energy and Co-operative Energy offer this on a first come first serve basis.

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Minxqc wrote: »

_shel If you earn under the £16,190 limit, you are regarded as being in poverty and / or vulnerable. Someone receiving £16k a year including disabled working tax credits is just as poor and vulnerable as someone receiving the same amount via disabled child tax credits. If there's the same amount of income and the households both have disability, surely both should receive the warm home discount if the rules are being fair, reasonable and even handed?

Same amount of income but more people for it to cover if there are children and/or a partner. So better off still

Joyful

Does your working tax credits take you above the £16190 before any deductions?

Minxqc

_shel wrote: »

Same amount of income but more people for it to cover if there are children and/or a partner. So better off still

A couple with a disabled child could well have access to a higher income than one adult with a disability.

From the responses of other Forum users, it seems as if some energy providers agree that a disabled adult receiving less than £16,190 (including disabled tax credits) should have access to the Warm Home Discount which is positive news.

Minxqc

Joyful wrote: »

Does your working tax credits take you above the £16190 before any deductions?

Gross earnings plus disabled working tax credits comes in at under £16,190.

Joyful

I think your problem is suppliers can make their own decisions on the Broader group. You may qualify under British Gas as they have long term health issues and low income but others will insist on DLA or PIP

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1974Stephen wrote: »

Why are you bothering to pass on your opinion?

Because this is a public forum and that's how forums work. Just as you have done.