Winter Fuel Payment: Aldridge-Brownhills
Commons · Question 5060 · Tabled 10 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments on pensioners in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer
Answered by Emma Reynolds, 18 Sep 2024
The State Pension is the foundation of income in retirement and will remain so protecting 12 million pensioners through the triple lock. Based on current forecasts, the full rate of the new state pension is set to increase by around £1,700 over the course...