ESA £150 energy payment

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Hi, not sure if I’m posting in the right place or not.
I had to take early retirement through ill health and get ESA. I had a letter saying I’d get £150 heating allowance before the end of March. It stated clearly I didn’t need to do anything as it’ll be applied to my energy bills. The complication is the bills are in my Dh name. Do they go by the address on the bill rather than the name on the bill. I’ve tried ringing the energy company with no joy.
I had to take early retirement through ill health and get ESA. I had a letter saying I’d get £150 heating allowance before the end of March. It stated clearly I didn’t need to do anything as it’ll be applied to my energy bills. The complication is the bills are in my Dh name. Do they go by the address on the bill rather than the name on the bill. I’ve tried ringing the energy company with no joy.
January spends £468…February spends £410 - March spends £250
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The Warm Home Discount is supposed to be for people claiming means-tested benefits and living in properties deemed to have high energy costs. Unless your ESA is income-based it shouldn't have entitled you to the WHD, although we have heard of people not claiming a means-tested benefit being told they'll get it.
It should be fine with your husband's name being on the account but the rollout has been a mess, so there's no guarantee.