Winter Fuel Payment
Commons · Question 2693 · Tabled 30 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will run a public consultation on changing eligibility requirements for the Winter Fuel Payment before implementing a change in policy in relation to that payment.
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...