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Warm Home Discount statistics

Official statistics on the Warm Home Discount scheme, providing figures on the number of households receiving the Warm Home Discount.

From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Published
28 July 2023
Last updated
18 June 2026 — See all updates

These statistics were initially published as Official Statistics in Development, reflecting that they were a new series based on newly available administrative data following the 2022/23 scheme reforms. Having now been produced across multiple years of live scheme delivery, they are published as Official Statistics for the first time.

This reflects several developments in the maturity and quality of the statistics:

  • there is now a strong understanding of the underlying administrative data, supported by working with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and ongoing quality assurance processes
  • the statistics have been tested over multiple years of live scheme delivery, with no material quality issues identified, providing confidence in the stability of the outputs
  • the methodological processes used to produce the statistics have been strengthened, including the development of a structured and reproducible analytical pipeline and enhanced validation procedures
  • the statistics have demonstrated consistent and coherent behaviour over time, including tracking expected changes following the 2022/23 scheme reforms and showing alignment with other sources such as Ofgem reporting
  • the content of the statistics has continued to develop in response to user needs, including the addition of new breakdowns such as by rurality in Scotland, and improvements in the presentation of results such as time series charts in the main bulletin
  • the statistics are widely used across DESNZ for policy development, briefing and Parliamentary Questions, and are now routinely published in June to provide more timely information

Taken together, these factors demonstrate that the statistics have reached an appropriate level of maturity and quality and are considered to meet the standards of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

The Warm Home Discount scheme requires large domestic energy suppliers to provide an annual discount of £150 to eligible households.

These statistics report the number and type of households receiving rebates. This includes analysis of the share of households by:

  • region
  • dwelling type
  • type of household

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Updates to this page

Published 28 July 2023
Last updated 18 June 2026 Show all updates

  1. Published the Warm Home Discount statistics, 2025 to 2026.

  2. Published the Warm Home Discount statistics, 2024 to 2025.

  3. Added Warm Home Discount statistics, 2023 to 2024.

  4. First published.

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