All the updated news related to winter fuel allowance

All the news related to winter fuel allowance updated in real time

Found 43

forwinter fuel allowance

Order by:

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

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 reading: “Freeze profits not ...

23 Sept 2024 at 15:16

Labour conference backs call to reverse winter fuel payment cut

The Government has been urged to reverse its controversial decision to cut winter fuel allowance for many pensioners after a strong message was sent from Labour’s annual conference. Delegates backed a union motion calling for the ...

25 Sept 2024 at 16:29

Unions to press for winter fuel allowance cut to be reversed

Unions will press the Government on Wednesday to reverse its controversial cut to the winter fuel allowance. A motion will be debated on the final day of Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool which is expected to receive ...

25 Sept 2024 at 02:45

Ovo boss says Labour should launch social tariff to tackle rising energy bills

The boss of Ovo Energy has called for sweeping changes to the UK’s energy bills system so they are subsidised for poorer households, as consumers face another rise in fuel costs this winter. Chief executive David Buttress ...

01 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Starmer faces claims of ‘hiding’ impact on pensioners of winter fuel payment cut

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of “hiding” the impact of the Government’s winter fuel payment cuts amid fears the policy will cause an increase in pensioner deaths. Former prime minister Rishi Sunak highlighted Labour ...

11 Sept 2024 at 16:16

Starmer sees off backbench rebellion in winter fuel allowance vote

Sir Keir Starmer has seen off a backbench rebellion over plans to cut the winter fuel allowance but the Government’s majority fell to 120. MPs voted 348 to 228 to axe the payment for all but the country’s poorest ...

10 Sept 2024 at 18:20

Winter fuel allowance changes branded a ‘punishment beating’ against pensioners

The Tories have accused ministers of “broken promises” and issuing a “punishment beating” against pensioners by cutting the winter fuel payment. Shadow work and pensions secretary Mel Stride told a rowdy Commons ...

10 Sept 2024 at 18:58

Local News

Cut to winter fuel allowance ‘totally unexpected’, MLAs told

A move to cut the winter fuel allowance for many pensioners was “totally unexpected”, a Stormont minister has said. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons told MLAs that Northern Ireland would follow Westminster’s ...

10 Sept 2024 at 18:33

Years
2025

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

Iconic Print Titles

Letterkenny Live

This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.