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Warm Home Discount Scheme: Council Tax Reduction Schemes

Commons · Question 114601 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 2 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Lizzi Collinge

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including receipt of council tax reduction as part of the eligibility criteria of the Warm Home Discount.

Answer

Answered by Martin McCluskey, 2 Mar 2026

Eligibility for the Warm Home Discount in England and Wales is based on receipt of a qualifying means tested benefit and being named on the energy account with a participating supplier. Receipt of Council Tax Reduction is not used as an eligibility criter...