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Winter Fuel Payment

Asked by Euan StainbankLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 5 June 2025UIN 54463

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the potential cost per year of universally restoring the Winter Fuel Payment.

Answered by Torsten Bell

Paying Winter Fuel Payments on a universal basis in England and Wales is estimated to cost an additional £1.3 billion in 2025/26 and £1.4 billion in 2026/27.

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