Statutory guidance

Warm Home Discount: eligibility statement (England and Wales), 2023 to 2024 scheme year onward

Statement setting out the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales for 2023 to 2024 and future scheme years.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Warm Home Discount: eligibility statement (England and Wales): property characteristic combinations (Annex 1)

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Details

This eligibility statement describes the criteria used to determine the eligibility for a rebate under Core Group 2 of the Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales.

The statement sets out:

  • low-income criteria - the qualifying means-tested benefits and tax credits which a person must receive to meet the low-income criteria
  • income thresholds for tax credits - the income thresholds for households in receipt of Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit to meet the low-income criteria
  • high-energy-cost criteria - the process for allocating an energy cost score to a household and for setting the threshold that a household’s energy cost score must exceed in order to meet the high-energy-cost criteria
  • eligible property types - the types which can be eligible for a rebate under Core Group 2

This statement applies for scheme year 13 (2023 to 2024) and future scheme years unless it is replaced.

The statement is required under Regulation 9 of The Warm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2022.

Published 12 September 2023