Andy Burnham £150 cost-of-living payments from October

NewsCost Of LivingDWPMillions of households will get the cost-of-living boost08:21, 24 Aug 2026Millions will get a cost-of-living boost.(Image: Getty Images)A cost-of-living support scheme will be launching again over the coming weeks.‌It will see six million households get a £150 boost to help pay energy bills.‌While the UK has experienced a long, hot summer attention will soon turn to keeping homes warm for the most vulnerable.‌READ MORE: Birmingham's benefit streets with highest numbers of PIP claimsREAD MORE: Universal Credit households wake up to DWP £555 bonus paymentsThe Government's Warm Home Discount scheme opens again in October.‌It knocks £150 off energy bills one-time only during winter.The discount aims to provide crucial support for some of the poorest households at this time