Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 25 February 2022 to Question 127248, on Energy Bills Rebate, how many households have so far received financial support from the £144 million discretionary fund to support households who need help with their energy bills but are not eligible for the core council tax scheme.

My Department has just closed its first round of data collection which monitors delivery of the rebate up until 30 April. We intend to publish the results shortly.