Winter Fuel Payment
Lords · Question HL804 · Tabled 5 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 19 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on pensioners of the withdrawal of the Winter Fuel Allowance.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 19 Sep 2024
Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They will continue to be worth £200 for eligible households, or £300 for eligible households with someone...