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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is providing to families with the cost of energy bills.

The Government is committed to supporting households with energy prices and the cost of living.

This winter the government is providing direct support to millions of households through the Energy Price Guarantee and Energy Bills Support Scheme. This is in addition to the Cost of Living Support Package, which is targeted at those greatest in need. It includes a one-off £300 payment, for over 8 million pensioner households to be paid alongside the Winter Fuel Payment.

For families needing additional support, the £421m Household Support Fund has been extended until March 2023, to help vulnerable households in England with the cost of essentials.