Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 5174
Winter Fuel Payment: Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Tabled: 10 September 2024
Answered: 18 September 2024
Question
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of means-testing Winter Fuel Payments on pensioner poverty in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsNo such assessment has been made, as statistics for the total number of people living in poverty are not available at a constituency level. This Government is committed to pensioners – everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings de...
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