Written questions

Fuel Poverty: Winter Fuel Payment

Commons · Question 2891 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 4 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of means testing the winter fuel payment on levels of fuel poverty in the winter of 2024-25.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 4 Sep 2024

The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of means testing the Winter Fuel Payment on levels of fuel poverty in winter 2024-25. A statistical publication estimating the rate of fuel poverty for those in receipt of Winter Fuel Payme...