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...