The Warm Home Discount, which offers a rebate on bills for those on means-tested benefits, will be extended until 2030-31, the Government will confirm on Friday. The discount is applied to all households who are receiving a qualifying means-tested welfare payment, such as housing benefits, universal credit or pension credit. Separate changes will reform how the policy is administered so that more families receive it automatically next winter. This rise was partly driven by the funding of nuclear power projects and discounts to some lower-income households’ winter bills, watchdog Ofgem said. The group, which advocates for older people, said this should be funded directly by the Government to ensure the cost is not put onto other people’s energy bills.