Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 3186

Winter Fuel Payment: Eligibility

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 11 September 2024

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will commission a equality impact assessment on the proposed changes to the eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment.

Answer

Emma Reynolds
The Regulations will come into force on 16 September, the first day of the Winter Fuel Payment qualifying week. In making a decision on Winter Fuel Payment eligibility, the Government had regard to the equality analysis in line with the Public Sector Equa...

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