# Warm Home Discount until 2030/31

> “Earlier this year the government confirmed that millions of eligible households will receive the Warm Home Discount for the rest of the decade, with the scheme set to continue through to 2030/31.”
>
> — HM Government; Press release (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), 22 October 2026

- **Status:** Delivering
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Social protection](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/social-protection)
- **Speaker:** [HM Government](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/hm-government)
- **Made on:** 22 October 2026
- **Where:** Press release (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
- **Deadline:** 31 March 2031
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** Millions of eligible households on low incomes
- **When:** Through to 2030/31
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/news/households-to-receive-150-warm-home-discount-confirmation-letter (checked word for word at its source on 25 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 25 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-warm-home-discount-2031

## Where it stands

The release repeats a commitment made earlier this year, without giving its date. The scheme is running: letters confirming the £150 discount for this winter go out from this week to January 2027, and anyone asked to call the helpline must do so by 26 February 2027. 2030/31 is read as the year ending 31 March 2031. The card moves when the discount is paid for each winter up to 2030/31.

## Timeline

- 22 October 2026, Promised: The government repeats that the Warm Home Discount will continue through to 2030/31
- 22 October 2026, Delivering: Letters confirming this winter's £150 Warm Home Discount start going out to eligible households ([evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/households-to-receive-150-warm-home-discount-confirmation-letter))
- 31 March 2031, Deadline (to come): Warm Home Discount due to continue through 2030/31

## About the cost

No cost has been published.

## Sources

- [Department for Energy Security and Net Zero press release, 22 Oct 2026: Households to receive £150 Warm Home Discount confirmation letter](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/households-to-receive-150-warm-home-discount-confirmation-letter)

## Checks

- Checked automatically by AI Journalist, not yet verified by an editor.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 25 October 2026.

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