To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to help households struggling to pay their energy bills this winter if they fail to make an application for financial support.
Answered on
24 October 2023
The Government recognises the cost-of-living challenges families are facing and in response last winter we launched a package of support for households and businesses, spending £40 billion and paying around half a typical household’s energy bill.
In order to continue protecting the most vulnerable, in 2023-24 the Government is already providing additional cost of living payments of up to £900 to households on means-tested benefits, of £300 to pensioner households, and of £150 to those on eligible disability benefits. The vast majority of this support has been and will be made available automatically to households and without the need for an application process.