Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of households that are (a) eligible for and (b) have not submitted an application to the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Fund.

The Department has estimated there are around 900,000 households who are eligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Figures on the number of households who have applied for the EBSS AF were published on 11th May and can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-bills-support-scheme-alternative-fund-gb-ni-and-alternative-fuel-payment-alternative-fund-applications-made-by-customers.