Question follow-through · 4148

Winter Fuel Payment: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Minister of Communities in Northern Ireland on ensuring that Barnett consequentials from the Household Support Fund are utilised to support people no longer in r

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
9 Sept 2024
Answer
9 Sept 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Minister of Communities in Northern Ireland on ensuring that Barnett consequentials from the Household Support Fund are utilised to support people no longer in r

  2. 9 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The Government has announced funding to extend the Household Support Fund (HSF) for a further 6 months, from 1 October 2024 until 31 March 2025. An additional £500 million will be provided to enable the extension of the HSF, including funding for the Dev...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review: Northern Ireland

13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Timms Review what steps he has taken to engage with deaf and disabled people and Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations in Northern Ireland.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review: Northern Ireland

13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that deaf and disabled people and Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations from Northern Ireland can engage in the Timms Review, including through the proposed Panel.