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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that eligible households are aware of (a) how and (b) when to apply for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding.

On 19 December, the Government publicly announced the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding on Gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vital-help-with-energy-bills-on-the-way-for-millions-more-homes-across-great-britain-and-northern-ireland. The Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding will open for applications in Great Britain in January 2023. In addition to this announcement, the Government has been engaging with stakeholders in order to provide communications to the groups that would be eligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding.