Alternative Fuel Payment Support
Most households in North East Derbyshire will automatically get a £200 Alternative Fuel Payment. For those who have not received payment automatically, the Government has launched an application service.
You may be eligible to apply if you use alternative fuels for heating and your main home is:
- In a residential park home
- On a boat in permanent residential mooring
- On a permanent Gypsy and Traveller site
- Part of a heat network without an electricity meter
- In social or private rented accommodation which has a business energy connection or a communal electricity supply
- Off the mains electricity or gas grid
- Part of a business property (such as a farm or a flat above a shop)
Visit Gov.UK for more information and to apply.
If you cannot apply online, call the helpline.
Telephone: 0808 175 3943 - Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.
The portal is now open for applications from 6 March and closes on 31 May.
Energy Bill Support Alternative Payment Scheme
Most households in North East Derbyshire will get a £400 discount on their energy bills automatically. However, in some cases, you may not get the discount automatically, for example if you:
- pay for energy through a landlord, housing manager or site owner
- live in a park home, houseboat or off the electricity grid
The Government has launched an application service for those who have not received payment automatically
You may be eligible to apply if your main home is:
- a residential park home
- on a boat on a permanent residential mooring
- on a permanent Gypsy and Traveller site
- part of a heat network without an electricity meter
- in social or private rented accommodation which has a business energy connection or a communal electricity supply
- off the mains electricity or gas grid
- in a care home or assisted living facility and you pay for some or all of your care (directly or through loss of pension or other benefits)
- in a separate domestic home within a non-domestic property (such as a farmhouse or a flat above a shop)
Please note you cannot apply if you’ve already had Energy Bills Support Scheme payments. This is 6 automatic monthly payments or prepayment meter vouchers of £66 or £67 from your energy supplier, from October 2022.
Visit Gov.UK for more information and to apply.
If you cannot apply online, call the helpline.
Telephone: 0808 175 3287 - Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.