§ 19. Charlotte AtkinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the effect on pensioner incomes of abolishing the winter fuel allowance. [145811]
§ Mr. TimmsAbolishing the Winter Fuel Payment would have meant that over 8 million households—with around 11½ million people in them—would have lost out on the £200 we paid this winter: the equivalent of a £4 cut in their weekly income.
§ Mr. Gordon MarsdenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many pensioner households are entitled to the Winter Fuel Payment. [145798]
§ Mr. TimmsEvery pensioner household in the country—with around 11½ million people—is entitled to the Winter Fuel Payment which this Government introduced, and which we raised from £100 to £200 for this winter.