Everyone in the UK urged 'check your loft' before September ends

We should each cheque up successful our lofts (Image: Getty)

Summer is coming to an extremity and the autumn is astir upon us.

As the days get shorter and the temperatures - and leaves - commencement to fall, Brits are being urged to get acceptable for winter. And determination is 1 occupation we should each bash earlier the period is out.

The cost of surviving crisis is inactive causing immense problems for millions of us. Consequently, it is important that we guarantee our bills are arsenic tiny arsenic possible.

The outgo of surviving continues to summation (Image: Getty)

This volition beryllium much important than ever for galore pensioners aft the Labour Government axed wintertime substance payments for millions of people. And truthful immoderate hacks for heating our homes arsenic cheaply arsenic possible volition beryllium useful.

To that end, earlier the period is out, we should - providing it is harmless for america to bash truthful - get up successful our lofts and cheque that our extortion spaces are decently insulated. Insulation not lone keeps our homes warm, but it besides helps support our vigor costs down too.

In its leafage providing proposal connected however to support homes lukewarm this winter, the Met Office said: "Make definite that your loft has astatine slightest 10-11 inches (270 mm) of insulation. Any location with 4 inches (100 mm) oregon little should person it topped up."

Loft insulation should beryllium astatine slightest 10-11 inches heavy (Image: Getty)

There are a fig of different jobs and checks the Met Office advises Brits to transportation retired to guarantee homes are winter-ready. These include:

• Fitting oregon checking draught proofing to seal immoderate gaps astir windows and doors
• Ensuring partition cavities are insulated too
• Insulating blistery h2o cylinder and pipes.
• Drawing curtains astatine dusk to dilatory down vigor loss
• Ensuring radiators are not obstructed by curtains oregon furniture.

Radiators should beryllium unobstructed (Image: Getty)

Some fiscal assistance is besides disposable for definite radical and successful definite circumstances.

People successful receipt of assorted benefits volition person a Cold Weather Payment of £25 if the mean somesthesia successful their area, betwixt November 1 and March 31, is recorded as, oregon forecast to be, zero degrees Celsius oregon beneath for 7 consecutive days.

Moreover, the Warm House Discount is simply a one-off outgo that gives eligible older and low-income consumers £140 disconnected their vigor bill.