Regulation 4 Warm Home Discount Scheme for England and Wales

(1)

These Regulations make provision for the further continuation, in England and Wales, of the scheme for reducing fuel poverty (“the Scheme”) established by the Warm Home Discount Regulations 2011^f1 and continued by the 2022 Regulations.

(2)

The Scheme, as continued by these Regulations—

(a)

is to be known as the Warm Home Discount (England and Wales) Scheme, and

(b)

has effect during the period beginning with the commencement day and ending with 31st March 2031 (“the scheme period”).

(3)

The following duties and powers continue to apply after the end of the scheme period—

(a)

the duties of scheme suppliers^f2 under regulations 11, 12(4) and (7), 14(5) to (8) and 30(3);

(b)

the duties and powers of the Secretary of State under regulations 12(2), 13, 15 and 16;

(c)

the duties and powers of the Authority^f3 under regulations 30 and 31(1) and (2).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2011/1033, as amended by S.I. 2014/695, 2015/652, 2016/806, 2018/909, 2019/1458 and 2021/667.
f2: For the definition of “scheme supplier”, see section 15(5) of the Energy Act 2010.
f3: For the meaning of “the Authority”, see section 34 of the Energy Act 2010.