The Warm Home Discount Helpline 2022/23

Purpose
To deliver a helpline service to citizens in support of the Warm Home Discount Scheme (WHDS) for winter 2022/23.
Information sharing benefits
The WHDS 2022/23 will provide an energy bill rebate to approx. three million low income households who meet the scheme's eligibility criteria. Data sharing between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department for Business; Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will enable BEIS' contracted service provider to deliver a helpline service to citizens in support of the WHDS. The helpline will process and respond to calls and written correspondence from citizens relating to the WHDS.
Disclosed information
DWP will share personal details relating to confirmed eligible and potentially eligible recipients of a WHD with BEIS' contracted helpline service provider. Electronic access to DWP’s Citizen Application Programming Interface (CAPI) will also be enabled to support the helpline in processing prospective eligibility calls from citizens. Data relating to call outcomes will be returned to DWP at the end of the scheme year.
Information sharing method
Trusted Partner Transfer
Contact
dataprotection@beis.gov.uk; data.protectionofficer@dwp.gov.uk
Start date
2022-10-21
End date
2023-11-11
Review date
2023-04-21
Retention period
P18M
Isa status
Complete
Id
205
Notes
no change

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