Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 24304

Pension Credit: Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 15 January 2025

Answered: 21 January 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners earning less than the Pension Credit threshold who did not receive winter fuel payment in winter 2024-25.

Answer

Torsten Bell

The Department does not yet have data on households who did not receive a Winter Fuel Payment in Winter 2024/25. The latest data on Winter Fuel Payment caseload is available here: Winter Fuel Payment statistics for winter 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK.