Victoria Atkins MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
State Retirement Pensions: Louth and HorncastleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the general population that are in receipt of the State Pension in each district council electoral ward in Louth and Horncastle constituency.
Answer: DWP cannot provide data down to a district council electoral ward level. Data on State Pension caseloads for GB is published and this can be found on DWP Stat-Xplore. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes data on estimates of the population a...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Louth and HorncastleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of the State Pension there are in each district council electoral ward in Louth and Horncastle constituency.
Answer: DWP cannot provide data down to a district council electoral ward level. Data on State Pension caseloads for GB is published and this can be found on Stat-Xplore. Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user and, if needed, can access User Guide...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Louth and HorncastleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people that will be affected by the change in eligibility requirements for the Winter Fuel Payment in Winter 2024-25 in Louth and Horncastle constituency.
Answer: In Louth and Horncastle constituency, the estimated number of pensioners who will have Winter Fuel Payments withdrawn is 26,570. This estimation is calculated by subtracting the number of Pension Credit recipients for Louth and Horncastle constituency, fr...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: EnergyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the change in eligibility requirements for the Winter Fuel Payment in Winter 2024-25 on the affordability of energy for people aged over 65 in (a)
Answer: Energy support including for those who live in areas off-grid is the responsibility of Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The Home Upgrade Grant provides grants to low-income households to upgrade the energy performance of the worst quality, off...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Louth and HorncastleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the eligibility criteria for Winter Fuel payments to be introduced from winter 2024-25 on the (a) financial and (b) physical well-being
Answer: The Government is committed to a preventative approach to public health. Keeping people warm and well at home and improving the quality of new and existing homes will play an essential part in enabling people to live longer, healthier lives and reducing p...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Louth and HorncastleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of pensioners will no longer be eligible to receive the Winter Fuel Payment in Louth and Horncastle constituency in Winter 2024-25.
Answer: In Louth and Horncastle constituency, the estimated proportion of pensioners who will no longer be eligible to receive the Winter Fuel Payment is 90%. This estimation is calculated by subtracting the number of Pension Credit recipients for Louth and Hornc...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the removal of the Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners not in receipt of a means tested benefits on the NHS.
Answer: This Government is committed to pensioners – everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. Given the substantial pressures faced by the public finances this year and next, the governme...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.
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| Department or topic | Published records |
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| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 10 |
| Department for Transport | 1 |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 7 |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 12 |
| Treasury | 6 |
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