Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 7680
Winter Fuel Payment: War Widow(er)s
Tabled: 7 October 2024
Answered: 16 October 2024
Question
Rebecca Paul
Conservative — Reigate
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting war (a) widows and (b) widowers from changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsThis Government is committed to pensioners. Everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. Given the substantial pressures faced by the public finances this year and next, the Governmen...
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