Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 4801

Winter Fuel Payment: Leicester East

Tabled: 9 September 2024

Answered: 18 September 2024

Question

Shivani Raja

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Leicester East constituency will be impacted by the decision to abolish universal winter fuel payments.

Answer

Emma Reynolds

To be comparable with the Winter Fuel Payment statistics, the Pension Credit data that has been used is based on the 2010 Westminster Parliamentary constituencies, not 2024.It is estimated that around 11,000 pensioners in Leicester East constituency (2010...

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