The rising cost of energy bills continues to dominate the news headlines. In the latest update to the government's cost of living news, more details have emerged about the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF). This is a payment which is due to be rolled out from next month to some 900,000 households across the UK who do not have a direct relationship with their electricity supplier.
According to the government website, if you live in a park, mobile or care home, or on a farm, houseboat or off the electricity grid, then the way you get energy support is different to those on a domestic electricity meter. It also includes those people who pay for their energy bills as part of an all-inclusive rental agreement with their landlord.
It has already been confirmed by the Government that the application portal for the one-off, non-repayable lump sum is expected to open this month, but Energy Minister Graham Stuart MP has now added that it will remain open until the end of April, according to a report by Daily Record.
