Could a sitting Stormont help with energy bills?

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Could a sitting Stormont help with energy bills?

Many households in Northern Ireland are bracing themselves for a difficult winter as the cost-of-living crisis continues.

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The UK government has introduced some extra financial support.

The devolved executive at Stormont has not functioned since February, with some parties saying that if it was restored, more help could be delivered across Northern Ireland.


What has the UK government done to help?
First of all, Northern Ireland has a different energy market to the rest of the UK, with its own rules and regulator.

But an energy price cap introduced by then Prime Minister Liz Truss's government to limit gas and electricity prices will take effect in Northern Ireland from November, with support due to be backdated for October's bills to match help already in place in Great Britain.

That won't, however, help people who use oil. Currently more than two-thirds of homes in Northern Ireland rely on oil heating.


What else has been promised?
All households in Northern Ireland are waiting on a £400 discount off electricity bills - but details of when exactly this will be delivered are vague at best.

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss promised it would be issued in November.

Unlike in Great Britain, politicians in Northern Ireland have said when it arrives here it will go to most households as a one-off payment, instead of instalments.