<p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p>The information requested is not available.</p><p>Over 95% of winter fuel payments are made automatically, without the need to claim, based on information held in DWP records. The remaining 5%, primarily men who have reached women's state pension age and who are not getting a DWP-administered benefit, need to make a claim if they want to get a winter fuel payment. It is not possible to give the exact number of eligible people, but we have no reason to estimate that eligibility is materially different from the number of payments made.</p><p>Information on the number of winter fuel payments paid is in the document ‘Winter Fuel Payment recipients 2012-13 by Parliamentary Constituencies and Gender (All)’. We expect a similar number of payments to be made in future years. This information is available on the internet at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/series/winter-fuel-payments-caseload-and-household-figures</p>