Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 9355

Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 15 October 2024
Answered: 21 October 2024

Question

Ayoub Khan

IndependentBirmingham Perry Barr

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to means test the winter fuel payment on the expected number of excess deaths in winter 2024-25.

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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