Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of the Alternative Fuels Payment, in the context of trends in the level of costs for alternative fuels.

The Alternative Fuels Payment (AFP) delivered £200 to around 2 million households last winter to support them with their energy costs. Since last winter, energy costs have fallen including the wholesale price of alternative fuels, and there are no plans to re-open the AFP. However, the Government is committed to supporting those most in need, with millions of vulnerable households receiving up to £900 in further cost-of-living payments this winter, with £300 to pensioner households and £150 to those on eligible disability benefits.