Emma Reynolds corrected a written answer on Winter Fuel Payment
Mel Stride (Conservative, Central Devon) asked written question 3958 on 3 September 2024. Emma Reynolds answered on 9 September 2024 for the Department for Work and Pensions, and Emma Reynolds corrected the answer on 12 September 2024. The corrected text adds the figure £1.4bn, which the original did not give. Altogether 118 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Table 2 of the policy paper published on 29 July 2024 entitled Fixing the foundations: public spending audit 2024-25, whether the savings from targeting Winter Fuel Payments at recipients of Pension Credit and certain other means-tested benefits from winter 2024-25 take account of the potential impact of that policy on the number of people in receipt of Pension Credit.
Original and corrected answer
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| The | The savings were estimated in Fixing the Foundations as Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) Winter Fuel Payments (WFP) savings of £1.4bn, for 2024/2025, for Great Britain. These included an assumption about increased take-up of Pension Credit which is in line with the highest levels it has achieved historically. WFPs are classified as AME. Estimated savings are sensitive to forecasted take up of Pension Credit. Final savings will be certified and published by the Office for Budget responsibility at the Autumn Budget on the 30 th October Budget, taking account of any behavioural response. |
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Receipt
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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