Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 5216

Winter Fuel Payment: Sutton and Cheam

Tabled: 10 September 2024
Answered: 18 September 2024

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people that will be affected by the proposed changes to pensioners' eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment in Sutton and Cheam constituency.

Answer

Emma Reynolds
The Pension Credit data that is used is based on the 2010 Westminster Parliamentary constituencies, not 2024, in order to be comparable with the Winter Fuel Payment statistics. It is estimated that around 14,000 pensioners in Sutton and Cheam constituency...

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