<p>An ECO referrals service will be launched via the Energy Saving Advice Service (ESAS) in early 2013. Government data will be used to check eligibility for ECO Affordable Warmth assistance, where the customer consents to this.</p><p>In exchange, ECO obligated supply companies will commit to provide a minimum level of assistance to customers referred via this route through a voluntary agreement with the Department for Energy and Climate Change.</p><p>In addition over one million pension credit recipients will be identified to the energy supply companies through the Warm Home Discount scheme in 2012-13 and will receive an energy supplier funded discount on their energy bill of £130. The State Pension Credit (Warm Home Discount) Regulations 2011 also allow participating energy supply companies to use the information that these customers are in receipt of pension credit to target their ECO support.</p>