Winter Fuel Payment
Commons · Question 59920 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners who will exceed the £35,000 income threshold for receiving the Winter Fuel Payment, in each year from 2025 to 2030; and what estimate she has made of the annual
Answer
Answered by Darren Jones, 18 Jun 2025
On 9 June the Government announced that, from this winter 2025-26, Winter Fuel Payment eligibility will be expanded in England and Wales. Pensioners with incomes below or equal to £35,000 will benefit from a Winter Fuel Payment. This will mean that the va...