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Pension Credit

Commons · Question 12478 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 8 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date her Department sent letters to people eligible for Pension Credit to inform them that they must apply for Pension Credit to continue receiving winter fuel payments.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 8 Nov 2024

The department sent letters between 7th October and 4th November 2024 to pensioners who, under previous rules, would have received a Winter Fuel Payment this year. The letters informed customers of the change in eligibility for receiving the payment and u...