Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101534
Winter Fuel Payment
Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 12 January 2026
Question
Tom Morrison
Liberal Democrat — Cheadle
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to address potential unintended consequences of the new Winter Fuel Allowance criteria that result in single pensioners with lower incomes being excluded from support
Answer
Torsten BellWinter Fuel Payments remain a simple scheme to provide a payment to the majority of pensioners quickly and automatically, as a contribution to heating costs in winter. The personal tax system operates on an individual basis and, as such, any individual wi...
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