This week signalled the start of nearly two million households receiving an extra £200 towards their heating bills. Homes which don't use mains gas will now begin to get the Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP).
Around five per cent of the homes in the UK homes are heated by oil; that's the equivalent of 1.5 million households. Just like those on other fuel types the cost of oil has soared rising from 58p per litre on October 1 2021 to around 94p per litre now. In March 2022, the price spiked to £1.59 per litre before tailing back off to today's prices. Nearly 200,000 UK families heat their home using LPG.
Minister for Energy and Climate Graham Stuart said: “Our main energy bill support schemes have seen millions of homes and businesses across the country get much needed help to cover costs, with figures today showing nearly £3 billion in Government support has been paid out to business to date. Now we’re getting support to those remaining few that are off the gas grid and most difficult to reach.”
