Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 77881

Energy Bills Rebate and Warm Home Discount Scheme

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Anna Dixon

LabourShipley

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending eligibility for (a) energy support schemes and (b) the Warm Home Discount to people whose homes are not connected to electric

Answer

Martin McCluskey
For schemes such as the Winter Fuel Payment, which helps pensioner households with heating costs, and the Cold Weather Payment, which offers additional support during periods of very cold weather to those on certain income-related benefits, households do ...

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