Written questions

Winter Fuel Payment: Louth and Horncastle

Commons · Question 3710 · Tabled 2 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Victoria Atkins

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the eligibility criteria for Winter Fuel payments to be introduced from winter 2024-25 on the (a) financial and (b) physical well-being

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 10 Sep 2024

The Government is committed to a preventative approach to public health. Keeping people warm and well at home and improving the quality of new and existing homes will play an essential part in enabling people to live longer, healthier lives and reducing p...