Winter Fuel Payment
Commons · Question 2070 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 21 May 2026
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason a single pensioner's household income could be less than that of a couple and the couple could be entitled to the Winter Fuel Allowance where the single pensioner was not.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 21 May 2026
Winter Fuel Payments are assessed and, where applicable, recovered on an individual basis rather than by reference to total household income. This reflects the structure of the personal tax system. Winter Fuel Payments remain a simple scheme to provide a ...