Written questions

Winter Fuel Payments

Commons · Question 2914 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments on the health and wellbeing of pensioners.

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...