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 PartyBrighton 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 Bell
The 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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