The Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) is providing support of £400 for energy bills for households in England, Scotland, and Wales without a direct relationship to a domestic electricity supplier. This support is provided by His Majesty’s Government and is delivered by local authorities. The scheme is now open to all eligible households across Great Britain until 31 May 2023.

Eligibility
Subject to applications meeting the eligibility criteria, people who will be able to receive support under EBSS AF include:
• care home residents and others in care facilities/sheltered accommodation (wholly or partly
self-funded)
• park home residents, houseboats and caravans that can provide proof of address
• social and private tenants who pay for energy through a landlord on a commercial supply
• homes on a heat network/private wire
• off-grid homes
• farmhouses used for wholly domestic purposes

Help for Households

Leeds City Council is encouraging organisations to let communities know about the discount to ensure households are benefiting from the scheme!

Below is an example of some tweets you may want to use to promote the scheme to communities:

1)Households who have not yet received their £400 energy bills support may now be eligible to apply via the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding.This includes certain park home residents and partially or wholly self-funded care home residents. (1/3)

2. Eligible households will need to complete a short online form on the GOV.UK webpage. This can be found by searching “Apply for energy bill support if you do not get it automatically” into the search bar on GOV.UK or an internet search engine. (2/3)

3. Households without online access or who need support completing their application can contact the government helpline on 08081753287 where a representative will guide them through the application process. (3/3)

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