Read our Privacy noticeMillions of households across Britain have been urged to ensure they will receive a £150 discount on their energy bills this winter by making a crucial check. Around six million households will receive the Warm Home Discount this year, which applies an automatic rebate for eligible families. “Almost a million more families with children received the £150 Warm Home Discount last winter, after we expanded the scheme. The energy shock caused by the US-Iran war has prompted energy bills to spike as oil prices increase. Around £45 will be taken off energy bills from 1 October through a VAT cut, new prime minister Andy Burnham announced in his first week.