Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 45096

Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 25 April 2025

Question

Julia Lopez

ConservativeHornchurch and Upminster

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of correspondence to inform pensioners about changes to the winter fuel payment.

Answer

Torsten Bell
This winter, during a six-week period, the Department communicated with pensioners regarding the change in eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment and also included an update on its Scottish equivalent. Around 13 million letters were issued to individuals...

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