Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 108261

Winter Fuel Payment: Foreign Nationals

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 5 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Helen Whately

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK nationals have received Winter Fuel Payments for the following financial years a) 2024/25 b) 2025/2026, and what was the total value of Winter Fuel Payments paid to those non-UK national

Answer

Torsten Bell

The requested statistics are not held by the Department. The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2025 changed the entitlement conditions so that payments are only made to people living in England or Wales. As a result, from Winter 2025/26, Winter ...

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