Winter Fuel Payment
Commons · Question 58418 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Ann Davies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the planned changes to the Winter Fuel Payment, announced on 9 June 2025, for what reason an income threshold of £35,000 for the Winter Fuel Payment was decided.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 12 Jun 2025
The Government wants more pensioners to benefit from Winter Fuel Payments. The £35,000 threshold means that the vast majority of pensions - more than three quarters and around 9 million individuals - will benefit from a Winter Fuel Payment. The threshold ...