Written questions

Winter Fuel Payment

Commons · Question 2247 · Tabled 30 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the winter fuel allowance on pensioner poverty.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 9 Sep 2024

This 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 governme...