Written questions

Winter Fuel Payment: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 4322 · Tabled 4 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 12 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with Ministers in the Department for Communities in the Northern Ireland Executive on (a) eligibility for the winter fuel allowance and (b) that Department's access to ad

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 12 Sep 2024

Ministers in the two Departments have discussed eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments in England and Wales, as part of continuing engagement between the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Executive. Winter Fuel Payments are a transferred matter in Nort...