Energy Bills Rebate: Boats

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered on 13 July 2023.

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Photo of Matt Rodda Matt Rodda Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Pensions)

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to enable itinerant liveaboard boaters to provide proof of address for the purpose of obtaining alternative fuel payment support.

Photo of Amanda Solloway Amanda Solloway Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Officials are still working to determine if there is a robust method for itinerant liveaboard boaters to provide proof that their boat is their main or sole residence, so they can claim energy bills support whilst protecting public funds from fraud. The Government is working to resolve this issue and will communicate any decision with key stakeholder associations who represent these households when it has been made.

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