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UK Government has ignored proposals to tackle soaring bills, Welsh minister says

The UK Government is focused on supporting “just one person” instead of helping people facing rising energy costs, the Welsh Minister for Social Justice said. At a briefing about the move to double the winter fuel allowance from £100 to £200 in the ...

01 Feb 2022 at 15:55

Treasury rules out changes to pensioners’ winter fuel payment

Jeremy Hunt will not strip winter fuel cash from wealthy pensioners, a Treasury minister said after a senior colleague questioned why the handout should go to the comfortably off. The Chancellor, who will deliver his autumn statement on Wednesday, ...

20 Nov 2023 at 10:30

No plan to scale back winter fuel allowance to pay for triple lock – Government

The Government has denied reports that ministers are considering cutting the winter fuel allowance for all but the poorest pensioners as part of a bid to retain the pensions triple lock. It comes after Sky News reported that one way the Prime ...

29 Sept 2023 at 17:27

Winter fuel allowance could be scaled back to cover triple lock costs – report

Rishi Sunak may cut the winter fuel allowance for all but the poorest pensioners as part of a bid to retain the pensions triple lock, according to reports. It follows reports that the Prime Minister will fight the next general election on a ...

29 Sept 2023 at 16:47

Cuts for pensioner benefits as Reeves blames £22bn black hole on Tories

Public sector workers are in line for a pay rise but 10 million pensioners will lose out on winter fuel payments in an attempt to fill a £22 billion black hole in the public finances, the Chancellor has announced. Rachel Reeves said she ...

29 Jul 2024 at 19:10

Rachel Reeves’ spending axe at a glance: What was in Chancellor’s speech?

Rachel Reeves has announced billions of pounds in spending cuts, after ordering the Treasury to carry out an audit of the UK’s public finances. The Chancellor said her aim was to “expose the scale of what has been uncovered” after ...

29 Jul 2024 at 16:40

Thousands more pensioners in poverty due to winter fuel payment cut – DWP

Tens of thousands more pensioners will be in poverty every year as a result of the restriction to the winter fuel allowance, Government estimates have revealed. Limiting the payment will mean an estimated 50,000 more pensioners ...

19 Nov 2024 at 16:43

Streeting asked if pensioners could die after losing winter fuel allowance

The Health Secretary has challenged the idea that some pensioners could die due to changes to the winter fuel allowance. Wes Streeting insisted pensioners will “still be better off this winter than they were last winter”. ...

18 Dec 2024 at 19:56

Union launches legal action over winter fuel payment cut

One of Britain’s major trade unions has launched legal action against the Government over the Chancellor’s decision to means test winter fuel payments. Unite claimed the Government did not follow the correct procedure in ...

28 Nov 2024 at 13:38

Thousands forced into poverty by winter fuel squeeze, Government estimates

The squeeze on winter fuel payments will force 100,000 pensioners into poverty in 2026, according to the Government’s own estimates. Chancellor Rachel Reeves limited access to the benefit, worth up to £300 in a ...

19 Nov 2024 at 18:30

SNP accuses Labour in Scotland of ‘distancing’ itself from Westminster party

The SNP has accused Labour in Scotland of “distancing” itself from the Westminster party over winter fuel allowance cuts. Stephen Gethins, the SNP MP for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, asked Scottish Secretary ...

04 Dec 2024 at 17:55

Pensioners stage protest against winter fuel cuts at Labour conference

Pensioners staged a protest outside Labour’s annual conference on Monday to criticise the government’s controversial plans to cut winter fuel allowance. Retired members of the Unite union held up banners ...

23 Sept 2024 at 15:16

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