Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 37135
Pension Credit: Winter Fuel Payment
Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 14 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Gregory Campbell
Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount paid per week is to people who have started claiming Pension Credit since the changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment were announced.
Answer
Torsten BellThe latest available data shows that, for all Pension Credit recipients, at August 2024, the average weekly amount of Pension Credit paid was £83.01. (Source: Stat-Xplore). The next iteration of the DWP Benefit Statistics publication has a provisional rel...
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