Warm Home help to be extended for rest of the decade

MILLIONS of families will receive the £150 Warm Home Discount every winter for the rest of the decade, the government has announced.

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MILLIONS of families will receive the £150 Warm Home Discount every winter for the rest of the decade, the government has announced.

The move comes amid the ongoing cost of living crisis, driven by soaring wholesale energy prices.

The average energy bill for a household in England, Wales and Scotland remaining on a standard variable tariff reached £1,758 a year this winter.

Regulator Ofgem said the latest 0.2% increase to the cap, which took effect on January 1, was being driven by the funding of nuclear power projects and discounts to some households' winter bills.