Question follow-through · 4530
Winter Fuel Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending Winter Fuel Payment eligibility to people receiving Attendance Allowance.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 6 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 12 Sept 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending Winter Fuel Payment eligibility to people receiving Attendance Allowance.
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Sept 2024
Answer published
Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They will continue to be worth £200 for eligible households, or £300 for eligible households with someone...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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