Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to ensure that alternative fuel payments are received by all eligible consumers not connected to the electricity grid.

The Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP) delivered £200 to around 2 million households last winter to support them with their alternative fuel costs, with 85% receiving this automatically. A small proportion of households who did not have a relationship to a domestic electricity supplier needed to apply for their support through the AFP Alternative Fund, which launched on 6 March 2023 and closed on 31 May 2023.

I recommend that any household who was not able to access this support, visit the ‘Help for Households’ on webpage on GOV.UK to see what other support they may be able to receive - https://helpforhouseholds.campaign.gov.uk/.