Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 43680
Winter Fuel Payment: Death
Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025
Question
Iqbal Mohamed
Independent — Dewsbury and Batley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to publish an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to means test the winter fuel payment on the number of excess deaths in winter 2024-25.
Answer
Torsten BellTargeting Winter Fuel Payments was a difficult decision, but the right decision given the challenging public finances. The Government is, however, protecting pensioners on the lowest incomes. Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner hous...
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