Winter Fuel Payment
Commons · Question 2939 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 5 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Victoria Atkins
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the removal of the Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners not in receipt of a means tested benefits on the NHS.
Answer
Answered by Emma Reynolds, 5 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...