Nigel Dodds – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been contributed by energy suppliers towards the rebate on electricity bills under the Warm Home Discount Scheme in each year since 2010.
Andrea Leadsom
From 2011 to 2015, energy suppliers spent a total of £868m on electricity bill rebates under the Core and Broader Group elements of the Warm Home Discount. The annual breakdown is set out below.
|
Scheme year |
Total contribution on rebates |
|
Scheme year 1 ( 2011/2012) |
£112.3m |
|
Scheme Year 2 (2012/2013) |
£198.1m |
|
Scheme Year 3 (2013/2014) |
£248.66m |
|
Scheme Year 4 (2014/2015) |
£309.3m |
We expect that at least £286m has been spent by suppliers on direct rebates in 2015/16.
From 2011 to 2015, households have also received other assistance through the Warm Home Discount to the value of £264m.
Government announced in the Spending Review in November 2015 that the Warm Home Discount scheme would be extended to 2020/21 at current levels of £320m per year, rising with inflation, to help households who are at risk of fuel poverty with their energy bills.
Further details can be found in Ofgem’s annual reports at:
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/warm-home-discount-annual-report-scheme-year-4.
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