Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that people in supported accommodation who pay for utilities as part of their rent will receive the £400 payment through the Energy Bills Support Scheme.

Households without a domestic electricity supply contract are not eligible for the Scheme. The Government is exploring options for other ways in which they might receive similar support.

Landlords with a domestic electricity connection who charge ‘all inclusive’ rent, where a fixed cost for energy costs are included in their rental charges, should consider passing on the grant payments to tenants. Landlords who resell the electricity to their tenants based on energy usage may be required to comply with the maximum resale price rules.

Responses to the consultation are being analysed and the Government response will be published over the summer.