Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 48514
Winter Fuel Payment
Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025
Question
Stuart Anderson
Conservative — South Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments on levels of pensioner poverty in rural areas.
Answer
Torsten BellThe last Labour Government lifted over one million pensioners out of poverty, and this Government – despite having to make the tough decisions to deal with our dire inheritance remains absolutely committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dign...
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