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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to raise awareness of the Energy Bill Support Scheme; and how households can access this credit.

BEIS continues to deliver a broad range of communications via suppliers, through Government channels such as the Help For Households site and Gov.uk, social media, and via a range of charities and consumer groups. There has also been a media campaign with messaging replicated widely.

The Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) is delivering a £400 non-repayable Government discount in instalments over six months from October to March, to help 29 million households with energy bills over the winter. The first payment reached consumers in October. There is no need to apply for the discount under the Energy Support Scheme GB.