Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 24303

Pensioners: Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 15 January 2025

Answered: 22 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 no longer eligible for winter fuel payment in winter 2024-25.

Answer

Torsten Bell

It is estimated that 9.2 million pensioners will lose their Winter Fuel Payments. This estimate was published in the OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook