For the provision of the Warm Home Discount Scheme (WHDS) Core Group data matching and sharing service.

Purpose
To identify citizens who are eligible for the automatic provision of a Warm Home Discount on their energy bill from their electricity supplier.
Information sharing benefits
Information sharing between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and energy suppliers to enable the automatic provision of a Warm Home Discount on energy bills for eligible citizens.
Disclosed information
DWP will share a list of postcodes relating to postal areas inhabited by potentially eligible recipients of a Warm Home Discount (WHD). Participating energy suppliers will return names; addresses; unique identifiers and meter point administration numbers
Information sharing method
Encrypted Email Transfer
Contact
data.protectionofficer@dwp.gov.uk
Start date
2026-06-04
End date
2031-03-31
Review date
2027-06-01
Retention period
P2Y
Isa status
Active
Id
552
Notes
new agreement

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