Overview
- About six million households are being checked for eligibility, with a further 2.7 million brought into the scheme under this year's expansion.
- The £150 support is applied as a credit to electricity bills, with some pre-payment customers receiving vouchers depending on their supplier.
- Pension Credit claimants will receive the discount automatically, while other eligible customers may need to apply via their energy provider.
- GOV.UK lists participating firms including British Gas, E.ON Next, OVO, Octopus Energy, EDF, ScottishPower, Utilita and others.
- Customers moved to a new provider after their supplier stops trading should remain eligible under Ofgem's supplier-of-last-resort process.