Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 54463

Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 22 May 2025

Answered: 5 June 2025

Question

Euan Stainbank

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the potential cost per year of universally restoring the Winter Fuel Payment.

Answer

Torsten Bell

Paying Winter Fuel Payments on a universal basis in England and Wales is estimated to cost an additional £1.3 billion in 2025/26 and £1.4 billion in 2026/27.