Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 1031
ELECTRICITY
GAS
The Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Made
17th September 2025
Coming into force
18th September 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9, 10, 14, 14A(1) and 31(5) and (6) of the Energy Act 2010(1) (“the Act”) with the consent of the Treasury(2).
In accordance with section 14(1) of the Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, licensed electricity suppliers, licensed gas suppliers and such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.
In accordance with section 14(5) of the Act, the Secretary of State has carried out a review of the current scheme.
In accordance with section 31(2) of the Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Part 1 Introductory
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025.
(2) These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(3) This Part extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
(4) Part 2 extends to England and Wales only.
(5) Part 3 extends to Scotland only.
Part 2 Amendments to the Warm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2022
2. The Warm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2022(3) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.
3. In regulation 4(3)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for “12(7) and” substitute “10, 12(5) to”; and
(b)after sub-paragraph (b), insert—
“(ba)the powers of the Secretary of State under regulation 11,”.
4. In regulation 8(3)(b), for “1st March 2026”, substitute “31st March 2026”.
Part 3 Amendments to the Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2022
5. The Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2022(4) are amended in accordance with regulations 6 and 7.
6. After regulation 18, insert—
Uplift of aggregate non-core spending obligation for scheme year 15
18A.—(1) The aggregate non-core spending obligation for scheme year 15 is to be increased by £39 million (“the uplift”).
(2) The Authority must—
(a)recalculate each compulsory scheme electricity supplier’s non-core spending obligation for scheme year 15, to take account of the uplift, in accordance with paragraph (3); and
(b)notify each compulsory scheme electricity supplier of its recalculated non-core spending obligation on or before the 25th working day after this regulation comes into force.
(3) The non-core spending obligation must be recalculated by adding to the supplier’s non-core spending obligation (as adjusted in accordance with regulation 18) the amount of the uplift that is proportionate to that supplier’s scheme year 15 obligation percentage.”.
7. In regulation 19, after paragraph (1), insert—
“(1A) In scheme year 15, the amount a compulsory scheme electricity supplier must spend under this Part is their non-core spending obligation as notified in accordance with regulation 18A(2)(b).”.
Martin McCluskey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
12th September 2025
We consent
Taiwo Owatemi
Anna Turley
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
17th September 2025
2010 c. 27. Section 9 was amended by section 58(2) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), section 14A was inserted by section 58(3) of that Act and section 31(6) was amended by section 58(7) of that Act. See the definitions of ‘licensed electricity supplier’ and ‘licensed gas supplier’ in section 15(5).
Treasury consent is required by section 14(3) of the Act.