Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 20269

Pensioners: Poplar and Limehouse

Tabled: 16 December 2024

Answered: 20 December 2024

Question

Apsana Begum

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment on trends in the level of pensioners living in (a) relative and (b) absolute pover

Answer

Emma Reynolds

It is not possible to provide poverty breakdowns at a constituency level. As such, no estimate has been made. On 19 November, Secretary of State wrote to the Work and Pensions Select Committee to share internal government modelling produced by the Departm...

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