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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department expects the £400 energy grant to start being paid to households.

Electricity suppliers have started delivering the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) discount to households in GB with a domestic electricity meter from this October.

Direct debit and credit customers have had the money credited to their account or paid into their account. Customers with smart prepayment meters have had the discount applied remotely to their meter. Customers with traditional prepayment meters receive a voucher or Special Action Message (SAM) from their supplier from the first week of each month. We are developing schemes to support households in GB who are not eligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme, and in Northern Ireland.