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Written Question
Commons
18 May 2026
Winter Fuel Payment
Rachael Maskell
Labour
→ Department for Work and Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason a single pensioner's household income could be less than that of a couple and the couple could be entitled to the Winter Fuel Allowance where the single pensioner was not.
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Department for Work and Pensions
Winter Fuel Payments are assessed and, where applicable, recovered on an individual basis rather than by reference to total household income. This reflects the structure of the personal tax system. Winter Fuel Payments remain a simple scheme to provide a ...
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