Asked by: Victoria Atkins (Conservative - Louth and Horncastle)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to provide further support in addition to the £400 Energy Bill Support Scheme payment and the £100 one-off payment announced on 21 September, for households that are reliant on domestic heating oil and LPG.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
In addition to the £400 support from the Energy Bill Support Scheme and the £100 one off Alternative Fuel Payment, households reliant on domestic heating oil and LPG, but who use electricity for their other energy needs, will benefit from the electricity component of the Energy Price Guarantee.
Asked by: Victoria Atkins (Conservative - Louth and Horncastle)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what medium his Department plans to use to provide the additional payment of £100 to households who are not able to receive support for their heating costs through the Energy Price Guarantee to compensate for the rising costs of alternative fuels such as heating oil as announced on 21 September 2022.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Households in Great Britain eligible for these payments will receive £100 as a credit on their electricity bill this winter. Households who are eligible for but who do not receive Alternative Fuel Payment or the £100 heat network payment, because they do not have a relationship with an electricity supplier for example, will receive the £100 via the Alternative Fuel Payment Alternative Fund, which will be provided by a designated body. The Government will confirm details of the AFP Alternative Fund shortly.
Asked by: Victoria Atkins (Conservative - Louth and Horncastle)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department expects to provide the additional payment of £100 to households who are not able to receive support for their heating costs through the Energy Price Guarantee to compensate for the rising costs of alternative fuels such as heating oil as announced on 21 September 2022.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The details of when this payment will be made will be confirmed shortly. The Government is committed to delivering this support to customers as quickly as possible.