Close to a million UK homes will get extra help from the Government to pay energy bills. An online application portal for a £400 payment will open today (February 27), with 900,000 households set to benefit.
Those eligible to apply for the non-repayable sum of money include people without a direct relationship to an electricity supplier, such as those living in park homes and care homes. The cash, which is sent in a one-off payment, falls under the ‘alternative funding’ route of the government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS AF).
The route is the latest among a group of measures which are hoping to cover half of a typical household's energy bill this winter. Around £7 million has been paid so far to 97 per cent of homes across England, Scotland and Wales through monthly instalments.
