National Grid is publishing advice for the coming winter, urging households to prepare an emergency kit with six items. Multiple outlets report the guidance is designed to help people stay safe if wintry weather affects heating, power, or travel.

The reports describe the advice as part of a wider effort to encourage preparedness before conditions worsen. One outlet frames the message as National Grid’s “winter plan” for households, while another links similar advice to British Gas in relation to having an emergency kit ready. Another publication emphasizes the safety purpose of the recommendation. While the outlets use slightly different wording and attribution, they align on the core point: households are being told to stock up on six specific things ahead of winter.