A fund worth ?1m will be provided by the Welsh government to organisations providing "warm banks" this winter.

First Minister Mark Drakeford said the cash will be made available to support community centres, sports clubs and others.

Household energy bills will rise to ?2,500 a year from 1 October, in part due to reductions in Russian gas exports during the war in Ukraine.

The UK government is planning to cap average bills to ?2,500 until 2024.

Concern over whether people will be able to heat their homes this winter has led to proposals across the UK of community spaces offering facilities where people can go to stay warm.

In the Senedd, Mr Drakeford said it was "very difficult to believe that we have reached the point where community councils, faith groups, sports clubs, community centres are having to plan to prevent people from facing extreme fuel poverty this winter".

"And while we applaud these efforts, motivated as they are by a determination to make a difference, every organisation I have met has told me they wish it wasn't need."

It is not clear at this stage how the funding would work.