Welsh Labour, Winter Fuel Payment
Winter fuel cut ‘no longer necessary’ as Reeves handed £10bn boost
Rachel Reeves has been urged to restore winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners after the Bank of England handed the Chancellor a fiscal boost worth up to £10bn.
Winter Fuel Payment DWP letters to be sent out - who could get up to £300
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DWP issues new update with 'thousands' set to keep £300 Winter Fuel Payment
The update is in regards to the pensioners who live abroad and according to figures from the Telegraph, "around 35,000" older Brits get the cash each year
'Our winter fuel payment goes into the holiday kitty'
The money is just for the holiday kitty,” says Jon Harvey of the £300 he was given every winter to help with heating bills. “I could also use it to go out for a nice meal.” The 80-year-old, like all pensioners in England and Wales,
Councillors urged to oppose winter fuel payment cuts
TWO neighbouring councils are being urged to call out the UK Government over controversial cuts to winter fuel payments for most pensioners.
Some pensioners are pretty well off. But how many can afford to lose the winter fuel payment?
The governments plan to restrict pensioners winter fuel payment to households getting pension credit has been easily if grudgingly passed by parliament. This was despite a strong case for delaying the move to
Cuts to winter fuel payments 'another blow' for pensioners
CUTS to winter fuel payments will see more and more pensioners falling into poverty, the manager of a local advice centre has warned.
780,000 pensioners entitled to winter fuel payment will lose out – figures
Some 83% of those aged 80 or over will also miss out on the benefit this winter, according to Government estimates.
Tories press Welsh Labour on winter fuel payments
The Labour government in Cardiff has no powers over the cash but a Welsh minister has said the policy risks pushing some pensioners into "fuel poverty". The UK government said it was "right that we target support to those who need it most" given "the dire state of the public finances we have inherited".
Pensioner 'dreading winter' ahead of cuts to fuel payment
A DISABLED pensioner has said she is dreading the arrival of colder weather following the announcement of cuts to Winter Fuel Payments.
Thousands MORE state pensioners told their £300 Winter Fuel Payment is at risk
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has explained the eligibility criteria for people who claim benefits and live abroad as expats, having quit the UK.
Outrage as winter fuel payment cruelly snatched away from hero nuclear test veteran, 86
Up to 10million pensioners have lost their winter fuel payments this winter after Labour's decision to axe it.
Fact Check: No evidence Rayner promised to maintain winter fuel payment in July 2024
There is no evidence Britain’s deputy prime minister promised to maintain the winter fuel allowance for UK pensioners in July 2024 as social media posts have claimed.
UK politics live: Wes Streeting hints budget cuts will go further than axing winter fuel payment
Mr Streeting said he can understand why pensioners may feel they are being targeted by the government following cuts to ...
Winter Fuel Payment: heating allowance petition says MPs' expenses must be cut amid scrapped payments debate
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Major energy supplier launches £50million of bill support after winter fuel payment cut
The Big Six energy supplier is offering a range of financial support to its customers as the Government scraps winter fuel ...