Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will take steps to extend the warm home discount for disabled households.

The Government expanded and reformed the scheme in England and Wales from winter 2022/23 to better target households at risk of fuel poverty. The Government estimated in the final impact assessment that 160,000 more households, where a person has a disability or long-term illness, would receive a rebate as a result.

These changes have not applied in Scotland, where customers apply for a Broader Group rebate through their energy suppliers, who can set their own eligibility criteria.