Cost of Living Payments: Pensioners

(asked on 26th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pensioner Cost of Living Payments were outstanding as of 26 January 2023.


Answered by
Laura Trott Portrait
Laura Trott
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
This question was answered on 31st January 2023

Pensioner Cost of Living Payments have been made automatically as a top-up to the Winter Fuel Payment to people the Department for Work and Pensions has identified as eligible. As of 20 December 2022, 11,600,000 Winter Fuel Payments including the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment have been made, benefitting an estimated 8,700,000 pensioner households.

The Department has published management information on the total number of Pensioner Cost of Living Payments made. The information can be found here:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-living-payment-management-information/cost-of-living-payment-management-information(opens in a new tab)

People who believe they are entitled to a pensioner Cost of Living Payment but have not received the payment should contact the Winter Fuel Payment Centre on 0800 731 0160. Claims can be made up to and including 31 March.

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