questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the criteria for winter fuel payments to include people with a terminal illness.
answerText: Winter fuel payments are a transferred matter in Northern Ireland, although the Department for Communities there maintains parity with the Department for Work and Pensions. Winter fuel payments are made to people who have reached State Pension age and mee...
heading: Winter Fuel Payment: Terminal Illnesses