Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an equalities impact assessment of the decision to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment.

The Regulations will come into force on 16 September, the first day of the Winter Fuel Payment qualifying week.

In making her decision on Winter Fuel Payment eligibility, the Secretary of State had regard to the equality analysis in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty requirements.