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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
There's rumours going round the disabled community that this Government is to scrap entitlement for the disabled to this scheme and that it will be for those on means tested benefits only.
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From what I have read this is basically true. I will try and find the paper
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Originally Posted by nomadking
They don't currently automatically qualify, so actually it's no change.
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The change is that those who get will qualify automatically but they have changed the requirements
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https://www.gov.uk/government/consul...port-from-2022
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expanding the overall spending envelope to £475 million (in 2020 prices) each year for Great Britain
increasing the value of the rebates to £150
maintaining the current Core Group 1, continuing to provide rebates to around one million low-income pensioners
creating a new Core Group 2 of around 1.9 million households on low incomes and with high energy costs, identified through data matching. Rebates to this group will be awarded automatically
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The Core Group 2 element of the Warm Home Discount scheme places an obligation on compulsory participant suppliers to provide £150 rebates automatically to low-income households that are more likely to have high energy costs and therefore most in need of support with energy bills. Households in receipt of certain means-tested benefits and income-capped Tax Credits would be deemed as low income and are eligible under the Core Group 2. These include:
Income related Employment and Support Allowance
Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Income Support
Universal Credit
Housing benefit
Child Tax Credits and Working Tax Credits
Pension Credit Savings Credit (PCSC).
Government-held data is used to identify low-income and high-energy-cost households under Core Group 2. Data is matched on benefits and Tax Credit receipt, which is held by DWP, property characteristics, provided by the VOA, and customer accounts held by the participating energy suppliers. Other data sources would also be used by the government where data is missing or by customers to provide alternative evidence. Further information on this process can be found in the government consultation on the WHD from 2022.
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