Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 4041

Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 3 September 2024
Answered: 12 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

LabourLiverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the administrative cost to her Department will be to means-test Winter Fuel payments.

Answer

Emma Reynolds
The department will deliver this year’s winter fuel payments within the existing planned headcount and budget. This is due to linking eligibility to Winter Fuel with existing means tested benefits rather than means testing Winter Fuel separately. In terms...

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