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Winter Fuel Payment: Fraud

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 6 November 2025UIN 86495

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of reported incidents of winter fuel payment-related scams in each of the past five years.

Answered by Torsten Bell

The Department does not hold a formal record of the number of reported winter fuel payment-related scams over the past five years.

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