Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 10513

Winter Fuel Payment: Terminal Illnesses

Tabled: 22 October 2024

Answered: 29 October 2024

Question

Carla Lockhart

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the change to the Winter Fuel Allowance entitlement on terminally ill patients.

Answer

Emma Reynolds

Pensioners with a terminal illness who meet the Winter Fuel Payment eligibility criteria will receive a payment in winter 2024/25. Winter Fuel Payments are payable to pensioner households entitled to Pension Credit, or the other qualifying benefits: Unive...

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