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 plans to take to enable itinerant liveaboard boaters to provide proof of address for the purpose of obtaining alternative fuel payment support.

Officials are still working to determine if there is a robust method for itinerant liveaboard boaters to provide proof that their boat is their main or sole residence, so they can claim energy bills support whilst protecting public funds from fraud. The Government is working to resolve this issue and will communicate any decision with key stakeholder associations who represent these households when it has been made.