Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 9177

Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 15 October 2024
Answered: 21 October 2024

Question

Ian Lavery

LabourBlyth and Ashington

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of means-testing the winter fuel payment on trends in the level of excess deaths in winter.

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. We will do this through protecting the triple lock, keeping energy bills low through our Warm ...

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