<p>Energy performance certificates (EPC) are not required as a matter of course to be eligible for the Warm Home Discount. They are only required in circumstances where the household wants to challenge the data for the age and size of their property held by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), or if there is no VOA record.</p><p> </p><p>The Government have communicated these details to the National Housing Federation and will consider what further actions to take ahead of next winter.</p>