Question follow-through · 4560

Winter Fuel Payment: Arundel and South Downs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who will be affected by the decision to amend the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment in Arundel and South Downs constituency.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who will be affected by the decision to amend the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment in Arundel and South Downs constituency.

  2. 11 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    It is estimated that around 26,033 people in Arundel and South Downs constituency will be affected by the decision to amend the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment. This is based on Feb-24 Pension Credit statistics and 22-23 for Winter Fuel P...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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