Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households his Department expects will receive funding from the £155 million announced by the Government on 3 February 2022 to support vulnerable people and people on low incomes who do not pay council tax, or pay council tax for properties in bands E-H, when energy bills increase in April 2022.

Local authorities will receive £144 million of discretionary funding to support households who need help with their energy bills but are not eligible for the core scheme.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has published guidance on the Discretionary Fund: local authorities have the flexibility to target additional support at those most in need.