Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department has taken to (a) advertise and (b) place information in the public domain on the use of the Energy Bills Support Scheme (Alternative Funding) for care homes.

The Department used a range of approaches to advertise the eligibility of partially or wholly self-funded care home residents for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding. This included press notices, paid social media advertising targeting the family members and friends of those in care, roundtables with care sector stakeholders asking them to assist with advertising the scheme, and a request for local authorities to write to care homes in their area to encourage residents to apply for their support.