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<p>The Government <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/warm-home-discount-better-targeted-support-from-2022"
target="_blank">consulted last summer</a> on the future of the Warm Home Discount
scheme. While the Core Group of low-income pensioners would be maintained, the Government
has proposed to replace the Broader Group and instead identify households on low incomes
with the highest energy costs through data matching. Eligibility would be the same
across all participating energy suppliers and this would enable most rebates to be
provided automatically without customers having to apply, including working-age households
for the first time.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be publishing its response to
the consultation in Spring 2022, with the reforms coming into force from the 2022/23
scheme year.</p>
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