Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 2714

Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 30 August 2024

Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

John McDonnell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential health impacts of means-testing the winter fuel payment.

Answer

Emma Reynolds

This Government is committed to pensioners – everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. Given the substantial pressures faced by the public finances this year and next, the governme...

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