Written Question·Treasury·UIN 59920

Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 13 June 2025

Answered: 18 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Steve Darling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners who will exceed the £35,000 income threshold for receiving the Winter Fuel Payment, in each year from 2025 to 2030; and what estimate she has made of the annual

Answer

Darren Jones

On 9 June the Government announced that, from this winter 2025-26, Winter Fuel Payment eligibility will be expanded in England and Wales. Pensioners with incomes below or equal to £35,000 will benefit from a Winter Fuel Payment. This will mean that the va...

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