# The Warm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 10: Eligibility statement


(1) The Secretary of State must publish an eligibility statement for each scheme year.
(2) An “eligibility statement” is a document which describes the criteria adopted by the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing the prescribed rebate in a scheme year to persons living in fuel poverty or in a fuel poverty risk group.
(3) An eligibility statement—
(a) may be for one or more scheme years;
(b) must state which scheme year or years it is for.
(4) The Secretary of State may amend an eligibility statement for—
(a) a scheme year, or
(b) where a statement is for more than one scheme year, any or all of those scheme years.
(5) The Secretary of State must publish the amended eligibility statement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348279085/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-warm-home-discount-england-and-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-10
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