{"id":19566,"date":"2022-09-22T17:22:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T16:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/?p=19566"},"modified":"2023-06-01T10:01:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T09:01:12","slug":"energy-bill-relief-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/energy-bill-relief-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Care homes to receive discounted energy costs for six months"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19566\" class=\"elementor elementor-19566\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11c2038 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11c2038\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e69e16\" data-id=\"0e69e16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791c75f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"791c75f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CareDocs-Blog-Care-News-New-Adult-Social-Care-Recruitment-Platform-Launched-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3740\" alt=\"mandatory-vaccine-policy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CareDocs-Blog-Care-News-New-Adult-Social-Care-Recruitment-Platform-Launched-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CareDocs-Blog-Care-News-New-Adult-Social-Care-Recruitment-Platform-Launched-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CareDocs-Blog-Care-News-New-Adult-Social-Care-Recruitment-Platform-Launched-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CareDocs-Blog-Care-News-New-Adult-Social-Care-Recruitment-Platform-Launched-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CareDocs-Blog-Care-News-New-Adult-Social-Care-Recruitment-Platform-Launched-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CareDocs-Blog-Care-News-New-Adult-Social-Care-Recruitment-Platform-Launched-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CareDocs-Blog-Care-News-New-Adult-Social-Care-Recruitment-Platform-Launched-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CareDocs-Blog-Care-News-New-Adult-Social-Care-Recruitment-Platform-Launched-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3dcf15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3dcf15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wholesale energy costs to be discounted under Energy Relief Scheme<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8d417f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8d417f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb0ebd6\" data-id=\"fb0ebd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a62605c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a62605c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the 21st of September, the government announced the new Energy Relief Scheme aimed at lowering energy costs for businesses and other non-domestic customers. Care homes, hospitals and charities are among the services that will receive the much-needed support.<\/p>\n<p>For the majority of this autumn and the entirety of the upcoming winter period (1st October 2022 to 31st March 2023), eligible businesses, voluntary sector organisations and public sector organisations stand to benefit from discounted wholesale gas and electricity prices.<\/p>\n<p>Both domestic households and non-domestic consumers are feeling the squeeze of the cost of living crisis. The Energy Relief Scheme follows the recent news that domestic energy costs will be frozen for two years. However, businesses don\u2019t benefit from the Ofgem price cap which is in place to protect residential customers. This means that without immediate intervention, businesses are at risk of enormous energy costs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c782827 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c782827\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-080c67e\" data-id=\"080c67e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10fdff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10fdff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is eligible for the support?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-056aea4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"056aea4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf96ed1\" data-id=\"bf96ed1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce999ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce999ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To receive discounted energy rates for your businesses or non-domestic properties, you will need to be paying above the government\u2019s \u2018supported costs\u2019 (\u00a3211 per MHw for electricity and \u00a375 per MWh for gas) and meet the following criteria:<\/p><ul><li>You agreed to your fixed-price contract \/ tariff on or after 1 April 2022.<\/li><li>Your contract has expired and you\u2019re about to sign a new fixed-price contract.<\/li><li>You\u2019re on a variable tariff and want to keep it (you will get the reduction, subject to the \u2018maximum discount\u2019).<\/li><li>You\u2019re on a flexible purchase contract.<\/li><\/ul><p>You are not eligible for support if:<\/p><ul><li>Your fixed tariff is based on wholesale prices below the government\u2019s \u2018supported costs\u2019.<\/li><li>You signed your fixed contract before 1 April 2022, as you would not have been exposed to the recent rises in wholesale prices.<\/li><li>You attempt to profit from the scheme by reselling energy back to the grid (not applicable to most public and voluntary sector organisations).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a37b9ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a37b9ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55e55ec\" data-id=\"55e55ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8df7e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8df7e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does the Energy Relief Scheme work?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43223c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43223c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7211297\" data-id=\"7211297\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eff863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eff863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the 1st of October 2022, energy suppliers will automatically reduce the bills of all eligible non-domestic customers and the government will compensate the suppliers. This means you shouldn\u2019t need to take any action in order to receive your discounted gas and electricity unit prices.<\/p><p>Because the discounts will be automatically processed, be wary of any messages asking for your bank details, as it could be a phishing scam. If you get any suspicious messages, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/report-suspicious-emails-websites-phishing\">you may wish to report them using the details on this page.<\/a><\/p><p>Without any support, the estimated winter costs in England, Scotland and Wales are expected to rise to:<\/p><ul><li>\u00a3600 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for electricity<\/li><li>\u00a3180 per MWh for gas<\/li><\/ul><p>But now the \u2018government supported cost\u2019 has been set for six months at:<\/p><ul><li>\u00a3211 per MWh for electricity<\/li><li>\u00a375 per MWh for gas<\/li><\/ul><p>As per the government\u2019s official guidance: \u201cTo calculate your discount, the estimated wholesale portion of the unit price you would be paying this winter will be compared to a baseline \u2018government supported price\u2019.\u201d<\/p><p>Please note that non-domestic customers based in Northern Ireland will be placed under a different scheme than the rest of Great Britain but will receive comparable support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b37ee3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b37ee3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f1b821\" data-id=\"3f1b821\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e00d337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e00d337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CareDocs-Blog-Digital-Transformation-Government-to-Provide-11000-iPads-to-Englands-Care-Homes-768x520.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4300\" alt=\"CareDocs Blog Digital Transformation Government to Provide 11,000 iPads to England&#039;s Care Homes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CareDocs-Blog-Digital-Transformation-Government-to-Provide-11000-iPads-to-Englands-Care-Homes-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CareDocs-Blog-Digital-Transformation-Government-to-Provide-11000-iPads-to-Englands-Care-Homes-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CareDocs-Blog-Digital-Transformation-Government-to-Provide-11000-iPads-to-Englands-Care-Homes-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CareDocs-Blog-Digital-Transformation-Government-to-Provide-11000-iPads-to-Englands-Care-Homes-600x406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.caredocs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CareDocs-Blog-Digital-Transformation-Government-to-Provide-11000-iPads-to-Englands-Care-Homes.jpg 1478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f96de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f96de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How long will the energy support last?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e62bb5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e62bb5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8082f2a\" data-id=\"8082f2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174a68e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"174a68e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a six-month scheme, running between 1st October 2022 and 31st March 2023. However, the government has announced it will continue providing ongoing support for vulnerable industries after the initial six-month period.<\/p><p>In three months\u2019 time, the scheme will be reviewed to identify which non-domestic customers are most vulnerable to energy price rises. Support will continue for these customers after the initial six-month period \u2013 either by extending the scheme or replacing it with a new scheme \u2013 without any gap in help. Vulnerable customers will \u201clikely be those who are least able to adjust, for example by reducing energy usage or increasing energy efficiency\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e21629 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e21629\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c92d45e\" data-id=\"c92d45e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a5bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5a5bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Find out more<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b1aa41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b1aa41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0893be9\" data-id=\"0893be9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84c509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c84c509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>For more in-depth information about the Energy Relief Scheme, read the official guidance published by the government here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/energy-bill-relief-scheme-help-for-businesses-and-other-non-domestic-customers\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/energy-bill-relief-scheme-help-for-businesses-and-other-non-domestic-customers<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02f41be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02f41be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9133f87\" data-id=\"9133f87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d72413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d72413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px; 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