Winter Fuel Payment
Commons · Question 54463 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the potential cost per year of universally restoring the Winter Fuel Payment.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 5 Jun 2025
Paying Winter Fuel Payments on a universal basis in England and Wales is estimated to cost an additional £1.3 billion in 2025/26 and £1.4 billion in 2026/27.