Winter Fuel Payment
Lords · Question HL1198 · Tabled 7 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Davies of Brixton
To ask His Majesty's Government how they arrived at their estimate that the introduction of means testing for the Winter Fuel Payment will result in savings of £1.5 billion in the current financial year, and what is the itemised breakdown of these calcula
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 21 Oct 2024
Estimated savings that result from the introduction of means testing for the Winter Fuel Payment are sensitive to the forecasted take-up of Pension Credit. Final savings will be certified and published by the Office for Budget Responsibility after the Aut...