People living in care homes, houseboats and caravans and those who heat their homes with ‘alternative’ fuels can now get up to £400 in energy support.
However it is estimated that around a million households missed out because they either did not have a direct contract with an electricity supplier, or they use alternative fuels to heat their home.Some of those people can now access a £400 payment through the energy bill support scheme alternative fund, which applies to residents in park homes, care homes or people who pay energy through a service charge such as in a house of multiple occupation.
However council officers say no households will be eligible to receive both payments, and they only apply to those who have not already received financial support from the government for energy costs. Applications for the payments in both schemes must be made directly to the Department of Energy, Security and Net Zero on the government website.