HC Deb 07 September 2004 vol 424 cc1114-5W
Sandra Gidley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the cost of increasing the value of the winter fuel allowance to £300 per household. [186460]

Malcolm Wicks

The estimated additional cost of increasing the winter fuel payment from £200 to £300 is £860 million.