GOV UK £150 Energy Rebate 2026/2027: How to Claim Warm Home Discount

Do you experience problems with the high costs of heating during winter in the UK? The UK Government has formally relaunched the £150 Energy Rebate Scheme, which is more popular as Warm Home Discount. Millions of households that meet the criteria in England, Scotland, and Wales can get a one-time discount of £150, deducted from their electricity bills. Would you like to find out whether you qualify for this grant, how it operates, and what to do if you have not yet got your official letter of notification? This detailed guide at InfoGuru will help you with all the questions.

What is the GOV.UK £150 Energy Rebate Scheme?

Warm Home Discount is an official energy rebate scheme created by the UK Government to assist low-income families and pensioners during the cold season. Unlike other grants that imply receiving money in cash, this £150 discount is paid as a credit to your electricity bill.

Who is Eligible for the £150 Rebate?

It is based on where you reside in Great Britain and the benefits you receive:
GOV.UK

1. Core Group 1 (Pension Credit)

Great British Energy

If your name or your partner’s name is on the energy bill, and you receive the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit, you qualify automatically.

2. Core Group

You may be eligible for automatic entitlement if you get any of the below listed low-income benefits

Do You Need to Apply?

England & Wales: No application necessary. DWP will link benefit information to the energy supplier automatically.
Scotland: Contact your energy supplier.

If you belong to the core group, you will automatically qualify; however, if you are part of the broader group, you have to apply manually on the energy company’s website.

How Will the Payment of £150

Be Delivered to You?

Direct Debit/Credit Customers: The £150 credit will reflect on your monthly bill or bank statement during October to March.

Prepayment Meter Customers: A top-up voucher will be delivered to you through the post/mail, email or text message and can be used at any PayPoint or Post Office.

Park Home Customers: A special application portal is available on GOV.UK.

How Your £150 Energy Rebate Works

The way that you will receive the energy rebate payment of £150 will depend entirely on how you pay for your household electricity bills:

1. Credit and Direct Debit Payments

If you are paying your electricity bills through monthly Direct Debit payments, standing order, or utility bills paid quarterly, the £150 discount will be directly added to your account by your energy company.

2. Smart Pay-as-you-go Meter

If you have a smart prepayment meter installed, the discount of £150 will normally be added to your electricity meter in the form of a remote top-up.

3. Key/ Card Prepayment Meter

If you are using a key/card prepayment meter, then the rebate money will be provided to you in the form of an energy voucher that needs to be shown along with identification to one of the PayPoint or Post Office branches in your area.

4. Park Home Dwellers

In case you are living in a park or mobile home, where you receive electricity from the site owner rather than the energy firm, then you will need to apply for the voucher using the special park homes discount scheme.

What to Do If You Haven’t Received Your Letter

Eligibility letters are sent incrementally from October to December. If you meet all the criteria mentioned above but haven’t received any letter by January, then you should do the following:

Make Sure Your Account Details Are Correct: Make sure that your current electricity bill contains your correct name and address as per your DWP benefit record.

Check if Your Electricity Supplier Is Taking Part in the Scheme: Make sure your electricity company takes part in the Warm Home Discount scheme. (Most major suppliers such as British Gas, E.ON Next, EDF, Octopus Energy, OVO, and Scottish Power participate in the scheme).

Contact the Scheme Helpline: Contact the official government helpline until the end of spring to get your eligibility record manually reviewed.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Could getting the £150 rebate affect my other benefits?

Not at all. It will not be regarded as taxable income and, therefore, will not impact any other welfare benefits such as Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, or Pension Credit.

Is it possible to apply the discount to my gas bill instead?

For most situations, it will only be applied to electricity bills. But if you are receiving both services from the same supplier (a dual fuel supplier), you can contact the energy provider to transfer the credit to your gas bill.

What will happen if I change my energy supplier during winter?

If you qualify for the rebate on the official annual qualifying date, then the energy supplier that you were using on that day is the one that is required to provide the discount of £150.