Winter Fuel Payment: Bridgwater
Commons · Question 6871 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Sir Ashley Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who will be affected by the change is eligibility criteria for the winter fuel payment in the Bridgwater constituency.
Answer
Answered by Emma Reynolds, 16 Oct 2024
It is estimated that around 19,200 pensioners in Bridgwater 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 a...