Written Question·Treasury·UIN 69968

Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 22 July 2025

Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Helen Whately

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) funding and (b) other resources her Department plans to provide to support the process of recouping the Winter Fuel Payment from pensioners with an income of more than £35,000.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

The Government announced in June 2025 that the Winter Fuel Payment will be made universal in England and Wales from winter 2025. Subsequently, the Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive have confirmed that they will mirror the approach for Eng...

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