Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 27911

Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 31 January 2025
Answered: 6 February 2025

Question

Chris Hinchliff

LabourNorth East Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of qualifying benefits for the Winter Fuel Payment.

Answer

Torsten Bell
The Government has had to make hard choices to bring the public finances back under control. Linking Winter Fuel eligibility to Pension Credit and other means tested benefits for pensioners ensures the least well-off pensioners still receive the help they...

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