Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 12478

Pension Credit

Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 8 November 2024

Question

Daisy Cooper

Liberal DemocratSt Albans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date her Department sent letters to people eligible for Pension Credit to inform them that they must apply for Pension Credit to continue receiving winter fuel payments.

Answer

Emma Reynolds
The department sent letters between 7th October and 4th November 2024 to pensioners who, under previous rules, would have received a Winter Fuel Payment this year. The letters informed customers of the change in eligibility for receiving the payment and u...

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