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Viral Diseases

Commons · Question 25535 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 7 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of means-testing the winter fuel payment on the number of (a) flu, (b) Covid, (c) norovirus and (d) RSV cases.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 7 Feb 2025

An assessment of the potential impact of means-testing the winter fuel payment on the number of flu, COVID-19, norovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus cases has not been produced. The Government has taken action to ensure low-income households are prot...