Question follow-through · 21380
Warm Home Discount Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will review the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount to ensure that people who would otherwise qualify for support are not excluded because their energy is supplied through
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 7 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Fuel Poverty · 1 Sept 2026
- Fuel Poverty · 1 Sept 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will review the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount to ensure that people who would otherwise qualify for support are not excluded because their energy is supplied through
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the challenges faced by low-income households whose energy is supplied through sub-metering arrangements. Eligibility for the Warm Home Discount requires the bill payer, or their partner, to receive a qualifying means-tested bene...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Fuel Poverty
1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the number of households experiencing fuel poverty excluded from the Warm Homes Discount because they do not have a direct relationship with an energy supplier
Fuel Poverty
1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what options she has considered for creating a dedicated funding stream for alternative support mechanism for households in fuel poverty excluded from the Warm Homes Discount.