Refuges: Energy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy written question – answered at on 30 January 2023.

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Photo of Virendra Sharma Virendra Sharma Labour, Ealing, Southall

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number of domestic abuse refuges that have accessed Government support with energy Bills.

Photo of Graham Stuart Graham Stuart Minister of State (Minister for Climate)

Refuges that are on a domestic electricity contract benefit from the Energy Bills Support Scheme and the Energy Price Guarantee. Refuges that have a non-domestic electricity contract benefit from the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.

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