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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department has made on including people who live on a boat in the Energy Bills Support Scheme.

The Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) will provide support of £400 for energy bills for around 900,000 households without a relationship to a domestic electricity supplier. Subject to applications meeting the eligibility criteria, houseboats that can provide proof of address will receive the EBSS AF. Those who are eligible for the EBSS AF will need to submit a short online form via the Government’s GOV.UK pages. The application portal will open on or before 27th February.