Winter Fuel Payment
Commons · Question 9355 · Tabled 15 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to means test the winter fuel payment on the expected number of excess deaths in winter 2024-25.
Answer
Answered by Emma Reynolds, 21 Oct 2024
This Government is committed to pensioners. Everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. We will do this through protecting the triple lock, keeping energy bills low through our Warm ...