Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 7385
Winter Fuel Payment: Pension Credit
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 15 October 2024
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether pensioners who qualify for pension credit after 22 September 2024 and before 31 December 2024 are entitled to receive the winter fuel payment during winter 2024-25.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsA claim for Pension Credit may be backdated for up to three months as long as the entitlement conditions are met during that period. This means that a pensioner who was eligible for, but had not claimed, Pension Credit during the qualifying week for the W...
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