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Pension Credit: Winter Fuel Payment

Commons · Question 56335 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people began receiving Pension Credit after the announcement of changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment in 2024.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 9 Jun 2025

On 29 May 2025 we published Pension Credit applications and award statistics. This publication provides application volumes up to 25 May 2025. Pension Credit Statistics - May 2025Comparing the period since the announcement on 29 July 2024 that Winter Fuel...