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Almost 1.5 million households have received a £25 Cold Weather Payment since December, providing vital cost of living support to help people stay warm during cold weather.
Government stops over £480 million ending up in the pockets of fraudsters over twelve months since April 2024 - more money than ever before.
An exchange of correspondence between SSAC's Chair and the Department for Work and Pensions about Winter Fuel Payment policy.
The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP Secretary of State for Work and Pensions…
The Rt Hon Torsten Bell MP Minister for Pensions Caxton House Tothill…
1.3 million pensioner households will start to receive up to £300 in Winter Fuel Payments across England and Wales from Monday 25 November.
An exchange of correspondence between SSAC's Chair and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about means-testing of Winter Fuel Payments.
Cold Weather Payments take effect from today as low-income households set to get £25 during cold snaps.
Millions of vulnerable people to receive help this winter as the Work and Pensions Secretary extends the Household Support Fund
Families struggling with energy bills are being urged to speak to their council for Household Support Fund help.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Eligible low income households urged to make sure they get £150 in Warm Home Discount before 29 February.
Payments of up to £600 are landing directly in the bank accounts of over 600,000 pensioners in Wales for the second year running.
11.6 million Winter Fuel Payments and Pensioner Cost of Living Payments have been made to pensioners across the UK so far this winter.
The government has confirmed payments of benefits due to land in accounts on Monday 19 September will be made early.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
The Committee on Fuel Poverty (CFP) wrote to Prime Ministerial candidates regarding the action that needs to be taken to address fuel poverty, in the short and long term.
Committee on Fuel Poverty (CFP) letter to BEIS regarding the current energy price crisis ahead of Ofgem’s price cap announcement expected on 26 August 2022.
Letter from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to Ofgem about energy suppliers' response to changes to ongoing energy consumption payments from benefits
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
We have launched a consultation on a proposed expansion of the Warm Home Discount scheme for support in Scotland, expanding the scheme to cover an additional 50,000 Scottish households per year.
Vulnerable households across the country will be able to access a new £500m support fund to help them with essentials over the coming months as the country continues its recovery from the pandemic.
Thousands of vulnerable people, including care leavers, will get more cash to pay their rent, thanks to changes to housing benefits.
Correspondence between SSAC and the minister for Welfare Delivery about The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for State Pension Credit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.
Around 900,000 people across the UK could see their Housing Benefit payments rise from April.
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