The Park Homes Warm Home Discount scheme 2024/2025 is Now Open

Welcome to Charis’s Park Homes Warm Home Discount scheme which enables residents living in a Park Home in England, Wales or Scotland to apply for a £150 payment to help towards the cost of their energy bills.

 Who can apply?

If you’re a permanent resident living in a Park Home and you pay for your electricity directly to your park site owner you can apply for a £150 payment.

Funding is limited and applications will be considered on a first come first served basis.

Only one application per household will be considered.

 Who qualifies?

You may qualify for the Park Homes Warm Home Discount if you (or a household member) receive one of the following:

Pension Credit

Income-related Employment & Support Allowance 

Income-based Job Seekers Allowance 

Income Support

Universal Credit showing an earned income between £0 and £1,665 a month

Child Tax Credit by virtue of an award based on an annual income not exceeding £19,978

Working Tax Credit by virtue of an award based on an annual income not exceeding £19,978

Housing Benefit (or Housing element if receiving Universal Credit)

Or:

The Total Gross annual household income across everyone living in your household is below £19,978 (before tax and deductions)

Application form

Our online application form is being hosted by Charis’s partner Lightning Reach. Lightning Reach helps people to find and apply for a range of financial support in one place, quickly and safely.

How can I apply?

You can apply for the Park Homes Warm Home Discount scheme here. It’s important that you have a valid email address so you can receive the decision outcome and any requests for information needed to support your application. To make an award directly to your bank we will also need your bank account details, as shown on either your bank card, bank passbook or account statement.

Do you need help applying?

The easiest way to apply for a Warm Home Discount payment is online but if this is difficult, you need help completing the application form or you have any questions about the scheme, our support team is available Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 17:00 on 01733 797543. 

WINTER FUEL ALLOWANCE

For residents who have their own direct supply from an energy company.

Pensions Minister Emma Reynolds MP when talking about the change to winter fuel payments meaning only people claiming Pensions Credit can get it, said that Warm Home Discount would be a key help to those who will miss out. In a written response to a parliamentary question she urged individuals to see if they qualify for the Warm Home Discount scheme, which offers a £150 rebate on electricity bills for eligible low-income households in Great Britain, paid directly to energy suppliers. She emphasised: “This winter, we expect over three million households, including over one million pensioners, to benefit under the scheme.”

You qualify if you either:

• get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit
• are on a low income and have high energy costs

It is also important that your energy supplier has signed up to the scheme. The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a list of the 25 suppliers which will dish out the money. Full information on this year’s scheme has not been released yet.

List of Suppliers

100Green (formerly Green Energy UK or GEUK)

Affect Energy – see Octopus Boost

British Gas

Bulb Energy – see Octopus Energy

Ecotricity / Co-op Energy – see Octopus Energy

E – also known as E (Gas and Electricity)

EDF

Good Energy

London Energy

Octopus Energy

Outfox the Market

OVO

Rebel Energy

Sainsburys Energy

Scottish Gas – see British Gas

Scottish Power

Shell Energy Retail

So Energy

Tomato Energy

TruEnergy

Utilita / Utility Warehouse