Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 61027

Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 18 June 2025

Answered: 23 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will provide an estimate of the number of people eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment in 2025-26 who did not receive it in 2024-25, broken down by constituency.

Answer

Torsten Bell

The next release of Official Winter Fuel Payment statistics will cover this period and will be published on 16 September 2025. The majority of pensioners in England and Wales – around 9 million individuals – will now benefit from Winter Fuel Payments, mak...

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