Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 4322

Winter Fuel Payment: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 4 September 2024
Answered: 12 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist VoiceNorth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with Ministers in the Department for Communities in the Northern Ireland Executive on (a) eligibility for the winter fuel allowance and (b) that Department's access to ad

Answer

Emma Reynolds
Ministers in the two Departments have discussed eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments in England and Wales, as part of continuing engagement between the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Executive. Winter Fuel Payments are a transferred matter in Nort...

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