Winter Fuel Payment
Commons · Question 4373 · Tabled 5 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has asked the Chief Medical Officer to conduct an impact assessment of introducing means-testing for the Winter Fuel Payment.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 30 Sep 2024
My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care meets regularly with the Chief Medical Officer to discuss key issues affecting the public’s health, including winter pressures. In deciding on Winter Fuel Payment eligibility, the Gover...