The Energy Bill Relief Scheme will provide a price reduction to ensure that all eligible businesses and other non-domestic customers, including swimming pools, are protected from excessively high energy bills over the winter period.
Rising energy prices is having an impact on organisations of all sizes, including on leisure operators. In September the Government announced the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS), under which businesses and other non-domestic energy users (including swimming pools) will be offered support. The EBRS is currently under review to ensure support is targeted to the most vulnerable sectors.
Officials in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are in regular contact with representatives from the sector to assess the impact of rising energy costs.
More broadly, Sport England has invested £12,775,274 in swimming and diving projects since April 2019, which includes £9,360,002 to Swim England. This is in addition to the £100 million National Leisure Recovery Fund, which supported the reopening of local authority swimming pools throughout the country after the pandemic.