- Purpose
- To provide benefit eligibility checks to enable energy suppliers to identify eligible households for a WHDS Broader Group rebate.
- Information sharing benefits
- Information sharing between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and licensed energy suppliers to identify energy consumers who may be eligible for a WHDS (Broader Group) rebate in Scotland.
- Disclosed information
- The energy supplier will disclose names, addresses, dates of birth (where available) and a unique identifier for energy consumers in Scotland who live within a relevant postcode area provided by DWP. DWP will return unique identifiers (only) identifying energy consumers who are in receipt of a qualifying benefit for the WHDS Broader Group.
- Information sharing method
- Encrypted Email Transfer
- Contact
- data.protectionofficer@dwp.gov.uk
- Start date
- 2025-11-07
- End date
- 2026-03-31
- Review date
- 2026-03-31
- Retention period
- P1M
- Isa status
- Active
- Id
- 517
- Notes
- New
- Updated
- 15 November 2025