Question follow-through · 4831

Winter Fuel Payment: Disability

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 disabled 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
16 Sept 2024 · 7 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 disabled non-Pension Credit recipient pensioners.

  2. 11 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    Disability benefits provide a tax free, non-income-related contribution towards the extra costs people with a long-term health condition or disabilities can face, such as additional heating costs. Attendance Allowance can be worth up to £5,600 a year. Ent...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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