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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

Scotland

Consultation on winter heating payment replacement launched

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on a replacement for the winter fuel payment. Proposals for the payment would see between £100 and £300 sent to most pensioners on a universal basis – with only those living in residential care ...

23 Oct 2023 at 12:15

Fact check: Pensioners in Spain and France are excluded from winter fuel payment

A widely shared social media post implied that British pensioners on the Costa del Sol were claiming winter fuel payments. In response to a news article which said that 35,000 claimants of winter fuel payments live abroad, the post remarked: ...

26 Sept 2024 at 12:56

Breakfast clubs in primary schools ‘an investment in our young people’ – Reeves

Thousands of children will get access to free breakfast clubs from April under plans set out by Rachel Reeves as she sought to offer a more optimistic vision in her first Labour conference speech as Chancellor. Ms Reeves confirmed up to 750 ...

23 Sept 2024 at 16:08

Labour has no choice but to cut winter fuel payment, minister insists

Labour has “no choice” but to cut the winter fuel payment, a Cabinet minister insisted as he appealed to dissenting backbenchers to support the Government in a Commons vote on the policy. Jonathan Reynolds urged MPs to “be the team that ...

10 Sept 2024 at 14:41

Winter fuel payment recipients in 2023-24 by parliamentary constituency

Here is a list of the number of people who received the winter fuel payment during the winter of 2023/24 in each parliamentary constituency in Britain. The figures have been published by the Department for Work & Pensions. The list is ...

24 Sept 2024 at 12:47

Fact check: Around 10% of Clacton’s pensioners will retain winter fuel payments

In a post on social media, Reform UK MP Nigel Farage claimed: “New statistics show that Labour took the Winter Fuel Allowance away from 30,109 pensioners in Clacton.” Evaluation According to official figures, there were 30,109 ...

25 Sept 2024 at 16:13

Pension credit claims hit almost 75,000 since winter fuel payment slimdown

Pension credit claims have hit almost 75,000 amid Government efforts to boost benefits take-up. Department for Work and Pensions figures released on Friday showed the Government received around 74,400 pension credit claims in ...

27 Sept 2024 at 14:07

Pensioners in legal action against governments over winter fuel payment cut

Two pensioners are seeking to take the Scottish and UK governments to court over the cut to the winter fuel payment. Peter and Florence Fanning, of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, have raised proceedings with the help of the ...

26 Sept 2024 at 16:22

Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise

The increase to the energy price cap comes as the Government removes winter fuel payments for around 10 million pensioners. The Government announced in July it would issue payments only to pension credit recipients or ...

29 Sept 2024 at 02:45

Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise

The increase in the energy price cap comes as the Government removes winter fuel payments for about 10 million pensioners. The Government announced in July it would issue payments only to pension credit recipients or ...

01 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Starmer firm on winter fuel payment cuts amid potential Commons revolt

Sir Keir Starmer said he recognised that scaling back the winter fuel payment was a “really tough decision” but said Labour must “secure the foundations” of the economy as he faces a potential backbench revolt over ...

10 Sept 2024 at 08:21

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