Cold Weather Payments: Energy
(asked on 19th October 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the provision of Cold Weather Payments during the energy crisis.
This question was answered on 25th October 2022
The Secretary of State regularly meets with Cabinet colleagues to discuss a range of topics. The Cold Weather Payment scheme makes an important contribution towards the additional costs of heating for every week of severe cold weather, between 1 November and 31 March. It is targeted at those in receipt of certain income-related benefit, to ensure the support reaches the most vulnerable.