Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 9556
Winter Fuel Payment
Tabled: 16 October 2024
Answered: 21 October 2024
Question
Stuart Anderson
Conservative — South Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential health impacts of means-testing the winter fuel payment.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsNo such discussions took place. The Government is committed to a preventative approach to public health. Keeping people warm and well at home and improving the quality of new and existing homes will play an essential part in enabling people to live longer...
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