| Heading: |
Winter Fuel Payment |
| Question ID: |
1726528 |
| UIN: |
HL605 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-09-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
579 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
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| Asking Member handle: |
GeorgeFoulkes
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@GeorgeFoulkes
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the proposals from (1) Age UK, and (2) Martin Lewis, to mitigate the losses faced by the poorest pensioners who will lose their winter fuel allowance. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-09-18 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4147 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Sherlock
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| Answering Member handle: |
MaeveSherlock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@MaeveSherlock
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| Answer text: |
Over the course of this Parliament we expect over 12 million pensioners are likely to see their new State Pensions increase by £1700 as a result of our commitment to the Triple Lock. We are also providing support through our Warm Homes Plan which pensione... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |