The Warm Home Discount Helpline 2023/24 data sharing

Purpose
To enable electricity suppliers to provide Warm Home Discount (WHD) rebates on the energy bills of citizens who are identified as eligible on contacting the helpline for winter 2023/24.
Information sharing benefits
Information sharing between the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and Utility Warehouse Ltd to provide Warm Home Discount rebates on energy bills for their eligible customers who contacted the WHD helpline.
Disclosed information
The DESNZ WHD helpline will share personal data (unique identifiers; name; address; energy supply account number; meter point administration number; and WHD cohort) relating to a person who contacted the helpline and has been found eligible for a WHD rebate with their electricity supplier. The supplier will return personal data (unique identifier and post code) if they are not able to provide that person with a rebate.
Information sharing method
Within Secure Platform
Contact
dataprotection@energysecurity.gov.uk
Start date
2023-10-02
End date
2024-10-15
Review date
Retention period
P18M
Isa status
Complete
Id
317
Notes
no change
Updated
20 November 2024

Powers

Controllers

Processors