Notice

Energy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuels Payment Northern Ireland: ministerial direction

This Ministerial Direction implements the Energy Bills Support Scheme in Northern Ireland.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 23 December 2022

Applies to Northern Ireland

Documents

Direction made by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy pursuant to section 22 of the Energy Prices Act 2022

PDF, 350 KB, 25 pages

Details

This Direction made by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy pursuant to section 22 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 requires domestic electricity suppliers to:

• provide payments under the Energy Bills Support Scheme in Northern Ireland (EBSS NI) to eligible customers
• submit to reporting and auditing requirements
• refund any overpayments made to BEIS

It also establishes the terms on which BEIS provides EBSS funding.

Guidance

Guidance will be published in due course as provided for in the Direction. For the purposes of the obligations in paragraph 8.1 of the Direction, there is no guidance which suppliers need to accord with in meeting those obligations.

Published 23 December 2022