For the provision of benefit eligibility verification checks to support energy suppliers deliver the Broader Group component of the Warm Home Discount Scheme (WHDS)

Purpose
Information sharing between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and EDF Energy Customers Ltd to provide benefit eligibility verification checks in support of rebates made to domestic energy customers under the WHDS (Broader Group).
Information sharing benefits
Information sharing between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and EDF Energy Customers Ltd to provide benefit eligibility verification checks in support of rebates made to domestic energy customers under the WHDS (Broader Group).
Disclosed information
The energy supplier will share a unique identifier; name; date of birth and address for each customer. DWP will return the unique identifier only; with a flag which will indicate the result of the eligibility check (i.e. matched/not matched/unverified)
Information sharing method
Encrypted Email Transfer
Contact
data.protectionofficer@dwp.gov.uk
Start date
2020-09-22
End date
2021-03-31
Review date
Retention period
P1M
Isa status
Complete
Id
74
Notes
no change
Updated
06 November 2024

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