August 2022 - Energy Bills Support Scheme

It has been confirmed that the £400 discount, which will be paid to all households in England, Wales and Scotland with a domestic electricity connection, will be issued over six months from October 2022 and will be applied to energy bills and smart pre-payment meter accounts monthly between October 2022 and March 2023. Those with traditional pre-payment meters will receive vouchers to be redeemed at their usual top-up point

Households will see a discount of £66 applied to their energy bills in October and November, rising to £67 each month from December through to March 2023. The non-repayable discount will be provided on a monthly basis regardless of whether consumers pay monthly, quarterly or have an associated payment card.

Direct Debit customers will receive the discount automatically as a deduction from the monthly Direct Debit amount collected, or as a refund to the customer’s bank account following Direct Debit collection during each month of delivery.

Standard credit customers and payment card customers will have the discount automatically applied as a credit to their accounts in the first week of each month of EBSS delivery, with the credit appearing as it would if they had made a payment.

The government also announces that further funding will be available to provide equivalent support of £400 for energy bills for the one per cent of households who will not be eligible for the EBSS - an announcement is due in the autumn.

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