Lidl shoppers told they can cut their energy bills 'from Thursday onwards'

The products are landing in stores nationwide on 4 January.

Ahead of the expected cold snap in the UK, Lidl has today announced the return of its popular and affordable Heated Bedding range, with some items costing as low as 2p per hour to run. The products are landing in stores nationwide on 4 January.

The Sanitas Heated Underblanket - landing on shelves for only £19.99 – is a steal when compared with a 24KW boiler, which costs £13.44 per hour to run. The blanket costs just 2p per hour to run, compared with a 24KW boiler costing £13.44, customers can save the pennies and snuggle under the warming blanket.

Using this must-have product all night would equate to just 21p for a night of uninterrupted shut-eye, the retailr says. Also included in the range is Lidl’s Silvercrest Heated Blanket (£39.99). Lidl - which is rivalled by the likes of Aldi, Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and more - says this is perfect for use in any area of the house, whether cosying up on the sofa or putting across chilly legs while a working from home.

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Lidl’s Heated Bedding range is available in stores nationwide from 4 January, whilst stocks last. The average price per kWh of electricity is approximately 27p so a 100W electric blanket would cost 2.7p at full power for an hour.

If you leave it on for two hours before going to bed – that’s just over 5p. If you were to leave it on all night for seven hours, that would amount to approximately 19p. ITV star Martin Lewis previously shared a guide to help “heat the human not the home”.

The BBC Sounds podcast host revealed that an electric blanket (costing £14) costs 3p an hour to run, which equals £1.37 per week if used for seven hours a day. This equates to approximately £5.48 per month.