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Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to communicate the changes to Winter Fuel Payments to people affected; and what support she plans to provide to help pensioners (a) understand their eligibility and (b) acce

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 30 Aug 2024
Target answer date: 3 Sept 2024
Answer: 18 Sept 2024 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

30 Aug 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to communicate the changes to Winter Fuel Payments to people affected; and what support she plans to provide to help pensioners (a) understand their eligibility and (b) acce
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Sept 2024
Answer published
From mid-October, all pensioners will receive a letter explaining the changes to Winter Fuel Payments this year and encouraging anyone who may eligible to claim Pension Credit by 21st December. The Winter Fuel Payment page on Gov.uk has been updated with ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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