Winter Fuel Payment: Older People
Commons · Question 128044 · Tabled 17 Apr 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the circumstances whereby senior citizens receive the Winter Fuel Allowance then are ineligible for the payment due to their level of income.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 22 Apr 2026
The Government announced in June 2025 that the Winter Fuel Payment eligibility will benefit a wider range of pensioners in England and Wales from winter 2025. Winter Fuel Payments are paid automatically to anyone who has not opted out of getting a payment...