Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households have received the Alternative Fuels Payment as of 18 April 2023.

The vast majority of the estimated 2 million households in the UK who use alternative fuels for heating will have received their payment automatically from their electricity supplier in January / February (Northern Ireland) and February (Great Britain). The application schemes for those households who did not receive an automatic payment but are eligible for support opened on 27 February (Northern Ireland) and 6 March (Great Britain).

Transparency data will be published in due course.