Reverse changes to Winter Fuel Payment
We want the Government to restore the Winter Fuel Payment to how it was paid last winter immediately. We are concerned that pensioners could die if MPs do not act, and that the NHS could be under more pressure.
Signatures
62,034
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 62,034/100,000
- 05 MAY 2025Petition closedFinal total: 62,034 signatures
- 27 NOV 2024Government respondedDepartment for Work and PensionsGovernment reply
The Government has no plans to reverse the means testing of the Winter Fuel Payment but is focusing on increasing Pension Credit take-up to ensure all eligible pensioners continue to receive support.
Read full response - 11 NOV 202410,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 05 NOV 2024Petition opened for signatures
Background
It has been reported that Labour party analysis published in 2017 said plans to cut the fuel allowance for ten million pensioners could increase excess deaths by almost 4,000 that winter.