Winter Fuel Payment: Ashfield
Commons · Question 6483 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people that will be affected by the proposed changes to pensioners' eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment in Ashfield constituency.
Answer
Answered by Emma Reynolds, 15 Oct 2024
It is estimated that around 15,800 pensioners in Ashfield Constituency (2024 boundaries) will be impacted by the decision to amend the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment. This is based on February 2024 Pension Credit statistics which are ava...