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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2022 to Question 72386 on Business: Energy, whether multi-function premises used for both residential and business purposes which have business electricity accounts will be eligible for support under the Energy Bills Support Scheme; and whether further information will be provided in that guidance.

The Government recognises that there are some domestic energy users who receive their energy through business contracts. The Government is working to ensure that eligible households are not excluded from the Alternative Funding scheme on that basis. The Government is engaging with a range of organisations, such as local authorities, as well as Devolved Administrations and across UK Government, to finalise the details of the Alternative Funding and have the process up and running for applications this winter.