Winter Fuel Payment
Lords · Question HL2756 · Tabled 21 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent the 100,000 additional pensioners moving into poverty as a result of changes to winter fuel payments.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 3 Dec 2024
The Government is honouring our commitment to the Triple Lock with a 4.1 per cent increase to the basic State Pension, the new State Pension, and to the standard minimum guarantee in Pension Credit. As such, according to the latest OBR projections, the fu...