Written questions

Winter Fuel Payment: Eligibility

Commons · Question 3186 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will commission a equality impact assessment on the proposed changes to the eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 11 Sep 2024

The Regulations will come into force on 16 September, the first day of the Winter Fuel Payment qualifying week. In making a decision on Winter Fuel Payment eligibility, the Government had regard to the equality analysis in line with the Public Sector Equa...