Support to help pay for energy costs if you live in Wales
If you get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit, or
Are on a low income and spend a lot on energy
You could check if you are eligible for:
Warm Home Discount
This pays £150 towards your electricity costs. This scheme is managed by energy suppliers that have chosen to take part.
To find out if you can get this, you will need to know who your electricity supplier is. If you aren’t sure, we tell you how to find out who supplies your energy here.
If you get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit, you can find out if you are eligible and how you will receive this payment, here.
If you’re on low income, visit this page to find out if you are eligible for Warm Home Discount and how to receive this payment.
If you were born on or before 25 September 1958 and receive one of the following:
• Pension Credit
• Universal Credit
• Income related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Income based Jobseekers Allowance (JSA)
• Income Support
You could check if you are eligible for:
Winter Fuel Payment
This pays £100 – £300 to help with your heating bills over winter.
Important: From September 2024, if you have reached State Pension age and do not receive Pension Credit or other means-tested benefits you will no longer receive the Winter Fuel Payment from the Government. You or someone you know, could be eligible for Pension Credit. It is estimated that there are almost 1 million people who are eligible but don’t currently claim it, so we don’t want you to miss out.
Find out if you’re eligible by calling 0800 731 0469 or visiting Pension Credit: Eligibility – GOV.UK.
You’ll need to claim by 16th September to receive the Winter Fuel Payment this winter.
If you have received a Winter Fuel Payment before and receive one of the following benefits during the qualifying week, 16th – 22nd September 2024, you do not need to apply:
• Pension Credit
• Income related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Income based Jobseekers Allowance (JSA)
• Income Support
If you receive Universal Credit or one of the benefits above but have never received Winter Fuel Payment before, you need to apply.
Find out how to claim by post or phone.
You can find out more about the Winter Fuel Payment and if you can get it here.
If you get any of these benefits:
- Pension Credit
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Universal Credit
- Support for Mortgage Interest
You could check if you are eligible for:
Cold Weather Payment
This pays you £25 if it gets freezing (0 degrees or lower) where you live for a week or more.
If you qualify, you do not normally need to apply for this. The payment goes into the same account as your other benefits.
You can find out who can get Cold Weather Payment here.
If you are not getting Cold Weather Payments and think you should be, you can find out what to do.
