Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, if his Department will issue guidance on pass-through requirements for residents on non-domestic energy contracts who do not live in a development with a heat network.

The Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) ended on 31 March and has provided £7 billion of support. The new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) continues to support all eligible intermediaries until March 2024.

We are keen to ensure that all end users, receive the benefits of EBRS or EBDS where they are entitled to it. Guidance on the pass-through requirement across the energy affordability schemes has been published on GOV.UK.[1] This includes guidance for intermediaries, who are in receipt of the EBRS or EBDS, on how they should pass support on to residential customers on non-domestic energy contracts.

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pass-through-requirements-for-energy-price-support-provided-to-intermediaries