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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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

23 Sept 2024 at 16:08

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 ...

23 Sept 2024 at 15:16

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 ...

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. ...

24 Sept 2024 at 12:47

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 ...

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 ...

25 Sept 2024 at 02:45

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