Winter Fuel Payment
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will reinstate the winter fuel payment in full.
Answered by Torsten Bell
The Government has increased the level at which Winter Fuel Payments are means-tested in England and Wales from winter 2025/26 so that the vast majority of pensioners – around 9 million individuals – will benefit from them.
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