UK households urged to claim £150 off bills before August 23 | Personal Finance | Finance

UK households are being urged by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to claim a full £150 off energy bills, but the window is quickly closing.

Millions of households have just weeks left to make a key bill check in order to get their £150 free cash in the form of the Warm Home Discount. Bill payers who receive means-tested benefits in England and Wales are eligible for the discount, but they need to be quick.

Households must verify they are named on their electricity bill before August 23 to automatically receive £150 off their energy bills, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said.

Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh said: “Families will be worried about their energy bills this winter and our focus is on giving them breathing space, as we continue to work to bring down bills.

“Almost a million more families with children received the £150 Warm Home Discount last winter, after we expanded scheme. If you know someone who might benefit, please start spreading the word and encourage them to check they are named on their energy bill.”

In England and Wales, this means households in receipt of Housing Benefit, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, Pension Credit, and Universal Credit will now be eligible.

This takes the number of households set to benefit from the Warm Home Discount to over six million.

People in England and Wales will qualify for the Warm Home Discount this winter if they are receiving one of the following means-tested benefits and are named on the electricity bill, either in their own name, that of their partner, or their legal representative.