Written questions

Winter Fuel Payment: South West Devon

Commons · Question 4900 · Tabled 9 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners who will be affected by proposed changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment in South West Devon constituency.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 18 Sep 2024

The Pension Credit data that is used is based on the 2010 Westminster Parliamentary constituencies, not 2024, in order to be comparable with the Winter Fuel Payments statistics. It is estimated that around 20,000 people in South West Devon constituency wi...