# The Warm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 23: Obligation to incur spending and amounts of spending


(1) In each scheme year, a compulsory scheme electricity supplier must incur spending under this Part to the amount of its non-core spending obligation.
(2) In doing so, the supplier—
(a) must include spending under Chapter 3 (industry initiatives), subject to the requirements and limits in paragraphs (3) to (5);
(b) may include spending under Chapter 4 (activities specified by the Secretary of State).
(3) The amount of spending on financial assistance under regulation 24 which a supplier counts towards its non-core spending obligation—
(a) must be no less than the obligation percentage of £5 million, but
(b) must not, in total, exceed the obligation percentage of £10 million.
(4) The amount of spending on debt write-off under regulation 24 which a supplier counts towards its non-core spending obligation—
(a) must not exceed the obligation percentage of £3 million in respect of customers who are supplied with neither electricity or gas through a pre-payment meter;
(b) must not, in total, exceed the obligation percentage of £6 million.
(5) The amount of spending on the installation of boilers or central heating systems under regulation 24 which a supplier counts towards its non-core spending obligation must not in total exceed the obligation percentage of £8 million.
(6) In this regulation—
“financial assistance” means the activity listed in the final entry in the table in Part 1 of the Schedule;
“obligation percentage”, in relation to a supplier, means the percentage determined in accordance with paragraph (2) of regulation 20.
(7) This regulation is subject to regulation 26.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348279085/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-warm-home-discount-england-and-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-23
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