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Fuel Poverty: Winter Fuel Payment

Asked by John McDonnellLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 9 September 2024UIN 2713

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of changes to the winter fuel payment on the number of people living in fuel poverty.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

A statistical publication estimating the rate of fuel poverty for those in receipt of Winter Fuel Payment in 2023, and the proportion of households who would be in fuel poverty under new eligibility criteria, will be published in due course.

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