Question follow-through · 4830

Winter Fuel Payment: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions , what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of Winter Fuel Payments on low income non-Pension Credit recipient pensioners.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
9 Sept 2024
Target answer date
11 Sept 2024
Answer
17 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions , what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of Winter Fuel Payments on low income non-Pension Credit recipient pensioners.

  2. 11 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 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...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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