EDF Energy hands customers automatic £150 off bills

EDF Energy is handing customers £150 disconnected bills (Image: Getty)

EDF Energy is handing an automatic £150 disconnected bills this wintertime to assistance customers struggling with heating costs.

The discount is a one-off payment that is issued to eligible households successful England, Wales and Scotland done the Warm Home Discount scheme.

Households that suffice volition spot the discount applied to their vigor measure automatically implicit the coming weeks, alternatively than straight into your slope account.

EDF has said it volition supply the £150 payment by the extremity of March 2025 and households should person a missive from this period confirming if they qualify.

Those who unrecorded successful England and Wales volition suffice if you either:

• get the Guarantee Credit constituent of Pension Credit - known arsenic the ‘core radical 1’

• are connected a debased income and person precocious vigor costs

Those successful Scotland, you volition suffice if you either:

• get the Guarantee Credit constituent of Pension Credit - known arsenic the ‘core group’

• are connected a debased income successful Scotland and conscionable your vigor supplier’s criteria for the scheme

Households that are eligible volition get a missive from the authorities betwixt October 2024 and aboriginal January 2025 confirming you don’t request to bash thing and the discount volition beryllium applied automatically.

Some radical whitethorn get a missive asking to supply much accusation and volition beryllium told to telephone the helpline by February 28, 2025 to corroborate your details. In this case, if you’re eligible your energy supplier volition use the discount to your measure by March 31, 2025.

EDF Energy said: “If you're eligible, we volition supply your £150 outgo by the extremity of March 2025. We purpose to supply your rebate by 28 February 2025.

“If you person a recognition meter, your Warm Home Discount rebate volition beryllium credited straight to your account. Once it has been applied, it volition amusement connected your adjacent bill. You'll besides beryllium capable to presumption this via your online account.

“If you're a prepayment customer, you'll person a voucher successful the station and instructions connected redeeming it. Please enactment that you tin lone redeem the voucher astatine the Post Office.

“If you're a astute Pay As You Go customer, the rebate volition beryllium credited straight to your energy meter. You'll person confirmation that this has been completed. You'll besides beryllium capable to presumption this successful your online account.”