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<p>The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is an obligation on energy suppliers, worth
£640m per year, under which households in Great Britain are eligible to receive subsidised
or free energy efficiency measures including boilers. From April 2017, an element
of the scheme has been established under which local authorities can refer households
for support. Local authorities can, for example, refer people based on their vulnerability
and health conditions.</p><p>The Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme, worth over £320m
per year, provides direct financial assistance to over 2 million low income and vulnerable
households each winter. Ofgem is currently consulting on introducing a price cap for
WHD recipients on standard variable and default tariffs. In addition, the Government
has published draft legislation to cap the prices paid by customers on standard variable
and default tariffs, many of whom are vulnerable.</p>
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