The Committee on Fuel Poverty (CFP) has published its response to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) consultation on continuing the Warm Home Discount Scheme1. The response was published on GOV.UK on 18 December 2025 and applies to England, Scotland and Wales1.
The CFP is the body that responded; DESNZ held the consultation1. The published page states:
"The Committee on Fuel Poverty ( CFP ) has responded to the DESNZ consultation, Continuing the Warm Home Discount Scheme."
The consultation itself is titled Continuing the Warm Home Discount Scheme and was held by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero1. The CFP response is published as a policy paper under the Committee on Fuel Poverty, with the substantive comments held in a separate document, "CFP comments on consultation: Continuing the Warm Home Discount Scheme", available in HTML1.
The GOV.UK page records a single publication date of 18 December 2025, listed both at the top of the page and under updates to the page1. No closing date for the consultation, no outcome, and no decision on the future of the scheme are given on the page1. The content of the CFP's comments, including any recommendations on eligibility, spending or the scheme's duration, has not been reported in the material published on this page1.
Why it matters for households
The Warm Home Discount is a regulated obligation on energy suppliers that reduces bills for eligible households, so its continuation determines whether that support exists in future years and on what terms. The CFP is the statutory advisory body on fuel poverty, and its response is one of the inputs DESNZ will weigh before deciding whether and how to continue the scheme1.
For a household, the practical questions are eligibility, the size of the rebate and whether support is automatic or must be claimed. None of those details appear in the published response page1. Until DESNZ publishes its decision, the current scheme rules remain the only confirmed position, and any change to eligibility or payment levels would follow from that decision rather than from this response.
Because the response applies to England, Scotland and Wales, households in Northern Ireland are outside its scope1. The separate arrangements that apply there are not covered by this publication.
What happens next
The CFP response is now on the public record as of 18 December 20251. DESNZ has not published a response to the consultation, a timetable for a decision, or any statement on whether the scheme will continue beyond its current period1. Those steps have not been reported.