<p>The Government currently does not have any plans to reopen the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding. The Government estimated that there were around 900,000 households eligible for the scheme, and the current application figures can be found on GOV.UK - <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fenergy-bills-support-scheme-alternative-fund-gb-ni-and-alternative-fuel-payment-alternative-fund-applications-made-by-customers&data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C10aa6494257842101b7f08dbadfa1d0e%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638295061959301554%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7KieYwJ6g0rxWnI29qpBrF9O%2BaDsYa9EnyHVsTtuFV0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-bills-support-scheme-alternative-fund-gb-ni-and-alternative-fuel-payment-alternative-fund-applications-made-by-customers</a>.</p><p> </p><p>I recommend that any household who was not able to access the EBSS AF visits the ‘Help for Households’ webpage on GOV.UK to view what other support they may be able to receive - <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelpforhouseholds.campaign.gov.uk%2F&data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C10aa6494257842101b7f08dbadfa1d0e%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638295061959457756%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=sSR7W9%2FEuE9sIptE7xzAhInn7lQKtITWrTTTCZvGtyM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://helpforhouseholds.campaign.gov.uk/</a>.</p>