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Viral Diseases

Asked by Joe RobertsonConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 7 February 2025UIN 25535

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of means-testing the winter fuel payment on the number of (a) flu, (b) Covid, (c) norovirus and (d) RSV cases.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

An assessment of the potential impact of means-testing the winter fuel payment on the number of flu, COVID-19, norovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus cases has not been produced. The Government has taken action to ensure low-income households are protected this winter.

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