Whilst most UK households have benefited from the government’s £400 Energy Bill Support Scheme this winter, only now is the equivalent support available to households not directly connected to the grid, including residential boaters, through a new online portal.   

The government is encouraging those eligible, including people whose main home is a boat on a permanent residential mooring, to apply for the financial support via the www.gov.uk website.

Applicants need:

  • an email address and phone number (if they have one)
  • their bank account details (a UK current account in their name)
  • Upload proof of address if not already registered for Council Tax payments.

The announcement follows on from the Energy Prices Act, passed last Autumn, which  committed the government to providing an Alternative Fund and British Marine’s repeated calls on BEIS (now Department for Business and Trade) to bring forward this long-awaited support.