The deadline to apply for the Warm Home Discount is fast approaching, and pensioners have been urged to sign up.
The one-off discount, worth £150, comes off your electricity bill between October and March, reports the Liverpool Echo. Eligibility does vary by supplier, but it generally applies to people on means-tested benefits including Jobseeker’s Allowance, Universal Credit and Income Support.
The support was paid automatically to those on the lowest incomes, who are also in receipt of benefits like Pension Credit. However, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have claimed that 850,000 more people could get the extra cash to help with heating bills.
