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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether people who live in charitable accommodation and pay their rent through an all-inclusive service charge will receive the £400 payment under the Energy Bills Support Scheme (a) directly or (b) through the charity that operates the scheme.

People living in charitable accommodation paying all-inclusive service charges will be eligible for support depending on the type of contract existing between the accommodation provider and the energy supplier.

If the accommodation provider has a domestic energy account, they will receive the EBSS discount and should pass this to their tenants. The Government is introducing legislation to ensure this happens.

If the accommodation provider has a business energy account, they will not receive EBSS. However, tenants will be able to apply for equivalent funding through the EBSS Additional Fund, details of which are to be announced in due course.