| Heading: |
Winter Fuel Payments |
| Question ID: |
1758344 |
| UIN: |
26024 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-23 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4439 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Alberto Costa
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| Asking Member handle: |
albertocostamp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@albertocostamp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department made a distinction between pensioners living in (a) care homes and (b) assisted living accommodation when reviewing eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-29 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5069 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Torsten Bell
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| Answering Member handle: |
TorstenBell
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@TorstenBell
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| Answer text: |
Pensioners who are in receipt of a means-tested benefit such as Pension Credit, and who live in a care home are not entitled to a Winter Fuel Payment. This is because most will have their care and accommodation costs met by the Local Authority. For purpos... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |