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Winter Fuel Payment

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 26 June 2025UIN 61636

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners with a net worth of over £1 million who will be eligible to receive Winter Fuel Payments.

Answered by Torsten Bell

The Department does not collect data on individuals’ net worth.

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