The scheme offers eligible households a £150 discount on their energy bills to help with costs during the winter months. Around six million households will get the rebate this winter, including around 250,000 automatically for the first time in Scotland. Energy saving tips - what works and what's just a mythMiatta Fahnbulleh, the UK’s Energy Secretary, said: "Families will be worried about their energy bills this winter and our focus is on giving them breathing space, as we continue to work to bring down bills. "Almost a million more families with children received the £150 Warm Home Discount last winter, after we expanded scheme. The government has also taken other steps to lower energy costs, including the removal of VAT from domestic electricity bills from October 1.