Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 87178
Winter Fuel Payment: Fraud
Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025
Question
Siân Berry
Green Party — Brighton Pavilion
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to raise awareness and warn pensioners about scam messages on winter fuel payment eligibility.
Answer
Torsten BellThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is taking a number of steps to protect our vulnerable customers from online benefit scams. This includes raising public awareness of benefit scam messages on the Gov.uk website. Our most recent Press Release rela...
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