Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has held recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on establishing a way of providing proof of address for itinerant liveaboard boaters who have not been able to obtain alternative fuel payment support.

Officials have consulted stakeholder representatives during the continued policy development of the energy affordability schemes to understand whether there is a robust method for itinerant liveaboard boaters to provide proof that their boat is their main or sole residence so they can claim this support. Officials are continuing these discussions and will update relevant stakeholders with further information once any decision has been made.