Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 2691

Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 30 July 2024

Answered: 6 September 2024

Question

Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changing eligibility requirements for the Winter Fuel Allowance on the affordability of energy for people aged over 65 in (a) North Cornwall const

Answer

Emma Reynolds

Around 20,000 people in the North Cornwall constituency will be affected by the change in eligibility requirements. Given the substantial pressures faced by the public finances this year and next, the government has had to make hard choices to bring the p...

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