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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans for households eligible for the Alternative Fuel Payment to receive the £200 as a credit on their electricity bill; and whether this payment will be delivered as a lump-sum.

The vast majority of Alternative Fuel Payment eligible households in Great Britain will receive payment automatically via their electricity supplier as a £200 lump sum with no need to take any action. The Government expects this payment will be made in the new year.