6 million to get Warm Home Discount as £150 continues 'for rest of the decade'

Mr Miliband said the move was about stability for struggling households. Simon Francis, coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, warned that extending the Warm Home Discount is necessary but not enough as households face a fifth winter of high energy bills. “With gas prices continuing to demonstrate their volatility, reaching an 11-month high in recent days, keeping the Warm Home Discount in place avoids a damaging cliff-edge for households struggling,” he said. Recommended reading:He said ministers must not “freeze it in its current form” if the discount is to underpin energy bill support to 2030. Ned Hammond of Energy UK said it was “very good news” the discount will continue, adding it will provide “vital support with energy bills to millions of customers”.