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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people in (a) York local authority area, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England who received help from the Warm Home Discount Scheme in 2021-2022 have been sent a letter saying they are not entitled to the help in 2022-2023 because under the new criteria they are not considered to have have high energy costs.

Low-income households apply through their suppliers, who set their own application processes and eligibility criteria. Therefore the Government does not have data on how many people received a rebate in 2021/22 who are not eligible for a rebate this year.