Question follow-through · 121780
Fuel Oil: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to extend the scope of support for people using heating oil who are not eligible for the Household Support fund or the Crisis and Resilience Fund.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 18 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
18 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to extend the scope of support for people using heating oil who are not eligible for the Household Support fund or the Crisis and Resilience Fund.
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Mar 2026
Answer published
Support for vulnerable households affected by the rising cost of heating oil will be treated as crisis payments under the Crisis and Resilience Fund and as per guidance, local authorities have flexibility to determine eligibility for crisis payments.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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