Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 6153

Winter Fuel Payment: Essex

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 16 October 2024

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people in (a) Witham constituency and (b) Essex who (i) are eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment and (ii) will be eligible for the payment under the propose

Answer

Emma Reynolds

In winter 2023 to 2024, a) 21,661 pensioners in Witham constituency (2024 boundaries) and b) 353,463 pensioners in Essex received a Winter Fuel Payment. This is based on the Winter Fuel Payment statistics for winter 2023 to 2024 - Winter Fuel Payment stat...

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