Steps towards rolling out the stalled £600 energy support payment for households in Northern Ireland could begin as early as next week, UK government papers suggest
Steps towards rolling out the stalled £600 energy support payment for households in Northern Ireland could begin as early as next week, UK government papers suggest.Funds will be issued to the companies no later than six working days after the government has received certain assurances.It suggests some households could begin receiving the support payment by the second week in January, but no specific dates have been confirmed.
The government document also said a "dry run" was carried out on December 11 to test the ability of the network operator NIE Networks to provide necessary meter data to suppliers. Consumers in the rest of the UK have already begun to receive their £400 energy support payment amid the cost-of-living crisis.
"I am acutely aware of the uncertainty and frustration that people across Northern Ireland have felt about their energy bill support," he said."I am grateful that officials and ministers and energy suppliers have found a solution, especially given the complexity of NI's energy market, although I would have liked to have seen Northern Ireland political parties deliver this, as part of a restored Executive.
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