On 9 May, DESNZ announced that it has launched a consultation on a proposed expansion of the Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme for support in Scotland, expanding the scheme to cover an additional 50,000 Scottish households per year. Proposals are for support in Scotland to grow by around £13mn, to £49mn per year. The uplift would mean rebates are provided to an additional 50,000 families in Scotland and boost cash paid out to help meet energy costs from £140 to £150. The consultation would also see the scheme extended to 2025 to 2026. In addition, supplier participation thresholds will be lowered, which would allow more energy suppliers to participate, particularly from 2023 to 2024 onwards. This will also bring the scheme in line with England and Wales.