Apply for energy bill support in Northern Ireland if you do not get it automatically

Anyone who was previously not eligible for the £600 energy support payment can now apply through the link below.

You may be eligible to apply if your main home is:

in 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 non-domestic property which is used as a home (such as a farm or a separate flat above a shop)

You can apply for the payment if:

You will get this support automatically and do not need to apply if you or your landlord:

have a standard domestic electricity meter
pay your bills directly to your energy supplier (such as Power NI or SSE Airtricity)

If you pay for your electricity as part of your rent it is your landlord’s responsibility to share the discount with you.

You also cannot apply if you live:

in purpose-built student accommodation
in a care home and all your fees are paid by a Health and Social Care Trust
on a boat as a continuous cruiser (currently under review)
on a non-permanent caravan or mobile home site (currently under review)
in accommodation provided by your employer (such as seasonal workers, ‘service occupiers’, security guards, building caretakers)
in a building where you are acting as a property guardian
in business premises, such as a pub or hotel, where your address is the same as the business address