Regulation 4 Warm Home Discount Scheme for England and WalesI1

England and Wales

(1)

These Regulations make provision for the continuation, in England and Wales, of the scheme for reducing fuel poverty established by the 2011 Regulations (“the Scheme”).

(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 2026 (“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^f1 under regulations F110, 12(5) to (8), and 28(3),

(b)

the duties of the Secretary of State under regulation 13,

F2(ba)

the powers of the Secretary of State under regulation 11,

(c)

the duties of the Authority under regulation 27, and

(d)

the powers of the Authority under regulation 28(1) and 28(2).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 4(3)(a) substituted (18.9.2025) by The Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1031), regs. 1(2), 3(a)
F2: Reg. 4(3)(ba) inserted (18.9.2025) by The Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1031), regs. 1(2), 3(b)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 4 in force at 7.7.2022, see reg. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: See the definition of “scheme supplier” in section 15(5) of the Energy Act 2010.