Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 2890
Winter Fuel Payment
Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 5 September 2024
Named DayQuestion
Mary Glindon
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the additional resources it will need to means test winter fuel payments.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsThe department will deliver this year’s Winter Fuel Payments within the existing planned headcount. This is due to linking eligibility to Winter Fuel Payments with existing means tested benefits rather than means testing Winter Fuel Payments separately.