Winter Fuel Payment: British Nationals Abroad
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse of winter fuel payments to overseas residents was in 2023/24.
Answered by Emma Reynolds
Annual statistics on the number of Winter Fuel Payments made to individuals and households are publicly available via GOV.UK. The latest statistics cover winter 2023 to 2024.
The winter 2023 to 2024 Winter Fuel Payment expenditure for residents in eligible European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland was £17.6 million.
Source: Winter Fuel Payment statistics for winter 2023 to 2024 -GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
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