FAQs
Can Ofgem withhold payments permanently?
Yes in serious cases.
Chapter 8 of the government's RHI announcement says
Power to permanently withhold payments
For more serious or repeated cases of non-compliance, Ofgem will also have the power to permanently withhold a payment which is due but which has not yet been paid out. Ofgem will be able to withhold payment for the period of non-compliance. Unlike the temporary withholding provision, where a payment is permanently withheld, a participant will lose that payment, and it will not be paid even when a participant later meets all eligibility criteria.
