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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what measures are in place to ensure the Energy Bill Support Scheme is paid to customers

The Energy Bills Support Scheme is delivering a £400 non-repayable Government discount in instalments over six months from October to March to help 29 million households in Great Britain with energy bills over the winter. Suppliers are reporting to BEIS on scheme delivery, including the redemption of prepayment meter vouchers. These figures will be published in due course.

Separate arrangements will be announced for households not eligible for the main scheme in Great Britain and for consumers in Northern Ireland.