Will I get the £100 Household Energy Payment?

One check for the £100 payment from January 2027, how it reaches you, whether a text is a scam, and what other energy help stacks on top. It takes under two minutes. Nothing you paste is stored.

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Where do you live? England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland

Council tax band of this home Band (on your council tax bill, or check on GOV.UK)

About this home Is this your main home? Yes, my main home No — second home or empty property Are you liable for council tax here (legally responsible for paying it)? Yes, I am liable No, someone else is responsible Exempt (for example a full-time student household) Do you pay council tax by Direct Debit? No — cash, card or another way Yes, by Direct Debit Do you get Council Tax Reduction / Support? No Yes

Benefits and circumstances

Tick all that apply to you or your partner.

Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit) Universal Credit Housing Benefit Income Support Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Child Tax Credit Working Tax Credit PIP, DLA or Attendance Allowance (disability benefits) None of these Is the energy billpayer a pensioner? No Yes Have you built up energy debt since the 2022 energy crisis? No Yes

Heating fuel (for the Welsh off-grid payment and the gas standing-charge illustration) What do you mainly heat with? Gas Electricity Heating oil LPG Other Gas use per year in kWh (optional — leave blank for Ofgem typical use) Your gas standing charge in pence per day (optional — leave blank for the current Ofgem cap average)

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This checker needs JavaScript. The key facts: in England, liable households in bands A to D in their main home get £100 from January 2027 — automatic by Direct Debit, otherwise wait for your council's invitation. In Wales, the Welsh Government's £130m cost of living package (GOV.WALES, 9 Nov 2026) gives £100 to bands A to D and to Council Tax Reduction recipients in any band, plus £250 for income-based Council Tax Reduction households on heating oil or LPG; how it will be paid has not been set out — your council will tell you how. Sources: GOV.UK, GOV.WALES.