Warm Home Discount £150 energy bill payments for households on qualifying benefits, Digi Mart USA News (United Kingdom): Households that claim one of four benefits are receiving a cost-of-living boost from the government. Millions of residents are beginning to receive their Warm Home Discount for this winter, which reduces energy bills by a one-time £150.
Energy companies are applying the discount to most customers during November and December. It is provided either as an energy credit or as top-up vouchers rather than cash payments.
Qualifying benefits are Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Pension Credit. The scheme has been extended in recent years, and everyone on Universal Credit now receives the £150 discount.
Most of these households should also receive a separate £100 government payment in January to help with energy bills. People with homes in council tax bands A to D will have that cash paid directly into their bank accounts.
British Gas said most customers should receive their discount in November or December. The company said customers who qualify for the winter 2026/2027 payment will have the one-off £150 discount applied between November 2026 and March 31, 2027 at the latest, with most customers receiving it before January 2027.
The government states that the Warm Home Discount is a one-off £150 reduction on electricity bills. If eligible, customers’ electricity suppliers will apply the discount to their bill, and the money is not paid to them directly.
Eligible customers usually receive the discount automatically.
