Winter Fuel Payment
Commons · Question 3720 · Tabled 2 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 12 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing a Winter Fuel Payment for older people (a) based on Council Tax Band and (b) as a payment liable to tax.
Answer
Answered by Emma Reynolds, 12 Sep 2024
It would not be possible to pay winter fuel payments to pensioners according to their council tax band as my department does not hold data on people’s council tax banding. Additionally, council tax band is not always an accurate reflection of someone’s in...