Question follow-through · 4982

Winter Fuel Payment: Impact Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish an equality impact assessment for the means-testing of Winter Fuel Payment.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
10 Sept 2024
Target answer date
12 Sept 2024
Answer
18 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish an equality impact assessment for the means-testing of Winter Fuel Payment.

  2. 12 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    In making its decision on Winter Fuel Payment eligibility, the Government had regard to an equality analysis in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty requirements. The equality analysis was published on Friday 13th September, and can be found here: GO...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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