Warm Home Discount Reopens Oct 2025 With £150 for 6.1m Households

The Department for Work and Pensions said the Warm Home Discount scheme will reopen at the end of October 2025, with eligible households receiving a one‑off £150 reduction on their energy bills. Officials said the payment is usually applied automatically to electricity accounts and urged people to ignore unsolicited calls saying they must apply, calling such approaches scams.

Under new arrangements the government estimates the scheme will support about 6.1 million households this winter, an increase of roughly 2.7 million from previous years. Officials said the expansion will bring more families, including an estimated 900,000 additional households with children and about 1.8 million households in fuel poverty, within the scheme’s scope. Roughly 240,000 Scottish households are expected to receive the discount for the first time.

Most recipients will see the £150 credited directly to their electricity bill rather than paid in cash. Households on prepayment meters may receive a voucher to top up their meter, depending on their supplier. The discount can sometimes be applied to gas bills where the same supplier provides both fuels; customers are advised to check with their supplier...