Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 57051
Winter Fuel Payment
Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Harriet Cross
Conservative — Gordon and Buchan
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in receipt of a Winter Fuel Payment in 2023-24 were no longer eligible in 2024-25.
Answer
Torsten BellIt is estimated that 9.2 million pensioners who received a WFP in 2023/24 were not eligible for a WFP in 2024/25. This estimate was published in the OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook.