Winter Fuel Payment
Commons · Question 88330 · Tabled 5 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will reinstate the winter fuel payment in full.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 11 Nov 2025
The Government has increased the level at which Winter Fuel Payments are means-tested in England and Wales from winter 2025/26 so that the vast majority of pensioners - around 9 million individuals - will benefit from them.