Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 88330

Winter Fuel Payment

Tabled: 5 November 2025

Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will reinstate the winter fuel payment in full.

Answer

Torsten Bell

The Government has increased the level at which Winter Fuel Payments are means-tested in England and Wales from winter 2025/26 so that the vast majority of pensioners – around 9 million individuals – will benefit from them.