Written questions

Winter Fuel Payment: North Cornwall

Commons · Question 2692 · Tabled 30 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 6 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people in North Cornwall constituency who will be affected by her decision to change eligibility requirements for the Winter Fuel Allowance.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 6 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...