A FORMER Ulster Unionist MLA who claimed his wife used an RHI boiler for a "horse solarium" is named as the subsidy recipient on list published on Wednesday by the Department of the Economy (DfE).
In January, Neil Somerville said his wife ran the 'Clogher Valley Horses Welcome' business that was in receipt of the generous energy subsidy.
The former Fermanagh and South Tyrone representative, who last year stepped down as an MLA after seven months due to stress, said in January that he wanted to be "open and transparent" about his family's interest in the scheme.
"My wife runs the business which also includes the grooming and clipping of horses, but due to the type of work she does, it wasn't possible to carry it out all year round," he said.
"We inquired about a wood pellet boiler in July 2015 and a 99kW boiler was installed in August 2015. The installation of the wood pellet boiler has meant that my wife is now able to carry out her work on a year-round basis and a horse solarium has been installed. We are happy for an inspection to take place."
The list published by DfE states that the claim was made by "Neil Somerville on behalf of Clogher Valley Horses Welcome".
The Irish News attempted to contact Mr Somerville yesterday but he was unavailable.
The list also reveals that a former UUP candidate who defected to the DUP is an RHI recipient.
Andrew Wright joined the DUP last autumn on the eve of the party's annual conference. It was reported that the one-time North Antrim Stormont candidate left the UUP over its stance on abortion.
Mr Wright operates one of the biggest poultry farms in the north near Cullybackey. The Moy Park supplier has claimed £59,000 for three biomass boilers since October 2015.
Meanwhile, it is still unclear which of the Crawfords listed is the brother of former DUP special adviser (spad) Andrew Crawford.
Mr Crawford resigned in January after he was named by senior civil servant Andrew McCormick as the special adviser who had used his influence to delay the reduction of the RHI's generous subsidies.
There are seven recipients of RHI listed with the surname Crawford.
Andrew Crawford's fellow spad Stephen Brimstone is also absent from the list. In January, police confirmed they were investigating Mr Brimstone's RHI application after being alerted to anonymous allegations of fraud in a letter to TUV leader Jim Allister.
It has been speculated that Mr Brimstone could be among the 48 claimants whose names were withheld on data protection grounds.
Mr Brimstone resigned from his £91,000 -a-year position in November.
