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Keeping Britain Warm and Well: How to help millions of people pay a fair price for their energy

Keeping Britain Warm and Well: How to help millions of people pay a fair price for their energy
Date: 17th Feb 2020
Content Type: Publications
Nation / Region: Wales , England
Tags: Fuel Debt , Excess winter death , Fuel Poverty and Health , Housing , Reports , Fuel Poverty , Cold Homes , Health , Inequality

The Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme currently provides a payment of £140 (inclusive of VAT) towards energy bills, and also contains provisions to carry out projects to help low-income and vulnerable households to better afford their energy bill. The scheme was introduced by the Government in April 2011 and is an obligation on energy suppliers funded through bills.


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