Question follow-through · 70867

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the cut-off date of 22 September 2025 for people reaching the state pension age of 66 for Winter Fuel Payment.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
3 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the cut-off date of 22 September 2025 for people reaching the state pension age of 66 for Winter Fuel Payment.

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    It is longstanding policy that Winter Fuel Payments are paid only to people who have reached State Pension age on or before the end of the qualifying week (the week beginning the third Monday of September each year) and meet certain other entitlement cond...

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