Pensioners who have British Gas, OVO, EDF, EON and Octopus accounts are among those set to benefit.

If you're eligible, you'll get £150 off your electricity bill, rather than a cash payment into your bank account.

The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) will pay some pensioners only £100, despite payouts and sums of £200 or £300 being available.

Letters will be sent to eligible pensioners in the coming month with payments due to arrive over November and December

Help to Save is a type of savings account. It allows certain people entitled to Working Tax Credit or receiving Universal Credit to get a bonus of 50p for every £1 they save over 4 years.

The Help to Save scheme from HMRC allows you to get a 50% bonus on your savings - and it's open to people who are on Universal Credit and certain other benefits

The DWP, which is now operating under the Labour Party government, is to send letters about £150 energy bill discount to millions this October.

The DWP is set to make a series of payments worth over £1,000 to hard-up households in the lead up to Christmas, one of which is the Winter Fuel Payment

The Department for Work and Pensions is set to pay out five payments to families claiming benefits before Christmas - see if you're eligible for a cash boost from the DWP

The one-off discount can be applied at any time between October and March. The DWP will be writing to people who are eligible for the support over the coming weeks.