Member

The impact is substantial. DESNZ estimates that this will bring approximately 2.7 million additional households into the warm home discount scheme, bringing the total, as the Minister said, to 6.1 million in receipt of this for the winter 2025-26. So the average number of poor households will rise from approximately 30% to 45% across Great Britain. With this comes almost a doubling in spending: we are moving from roughly £600 million to approximately £1 billion, and the cost to bill payers will rise from £15 to around £37 each.