Written questions

Winter Fuel Payment

Commons · Question 50400 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 14 May 2025

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure that pensioners who are earning below £11,400 are able to obtain winter fuel allowance.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 14 May 2025

Pension Credit provides extra money to help with living costs for people over State Pension age and on a low income. The Guarantee Credit part of Pension Credit tops up a person’s other income and also prompts recipients to receive a Winter Fuel Payment t...