Hospitals: Admissions
Commons · Question 900641 · Tabled 9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of introducing means-testing for the Winter Fuel Payment on hospital admissions.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 16 Oct 2024
This is not a decision any Government would want to make, but we inherited a £22 billion black hole in the nation’s finances. Difficult decisions are required.We continue to stand behind vulnerable households by:Increasing the state pension by around £460...