Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 3026

Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 30 August 2024

Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Wera Hobhouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of means-testing the winter fuel payment on those no longer eligible for that 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 governmen...

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