Written questions

Winter Fuel Payment: Sutton Coldfield

Commons · Question 91912 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners who will need to pay back the Winter Fuel Payment through tax system in Sutton Coldfield constituency in the next 12 months.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 25 Nov 2025

The vast majority of pensioners, around 9 million individuals, will benefit from Winter Fuel Payments this winter. The Government has been clear that the Winter Fuel Payment should be means-tested on the basis of income. For higher income pensioners, thos...