Written questions

Winter Fuel Payment: Motor Neurone Disease

Commons · Question 3653 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 12 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changing eligibility requirements for the winter fuel payment on the affordability of energy for people with motor neurone disease.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 12 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...