Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 16397

Pensioners: Cost of Living

Tabled: 26 November 2024

Answered: 4 December 2024

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on steps councils are taking to support pensioners with the cost of living in winter 2024-25.

Answer

Emma Reynolds

The Government does not hold any data on the steps that councils are taking to support pensioners with the cost of living in winter 2024-25. In England, the Household Support Fund (HSF) is a scheme funded by the Department for Work and Pensions and delive...

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