Written Question·Treasury·UIN 128044

Winter Fuel Payment: Older People

Tabled: 17 April 2026

Answered: 22 April 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the circumstances whereby senior citizens receive the Winter Fuel Allowance then are ineligible for the payment due to their level of income.

Answer

Torsten Bell

The Government announced in June 2025 that the Winter Fuel Payment eligibility will benefit a wider range of pensioners in England and Wales from winter 2025. Winter Fuel Payments are paid automatically to anyone who has not opted out of getting a payment...

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