United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 119541
Winter Fuel Payment
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7 February 2022
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10 February 2022 · Answer
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10 February 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering people eligible for winter fuel payments the option of donating the sum they would receive to charity instead.
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7 February 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering people eligible for winter fuel payments the option of donating the sum they would receive to charity instead.
Source: Commons
10 February 2022
Answer
Winter fuel payments give reassurance, particularly to poorer pensioners, that they can keep warm during the colder months. The department currently issues over 11 million winter fuel payments within a small delivery window. Introducing an option on the n...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-02-07/119541
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1420573
- uk · wq-1420573 · source updated 10 February 2022