Nottinghamshire councillors to call for end to ‘cruel’ winter fuel payment cut
The loss of winter fuel payments for 90 per cent of older Nottinghamshire residents must be reversed, councillors will argue next week.
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".
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.
James Evans MS: Winter fuel payments 'a matter of survival' for many pensioners
James Evans fears that pensioners, particularly in rural areas, will die of cold in the coming months because so many of them will no longer receive the winter fuel allowance. The Brecon and Radnorshire MS said at the Senedd that pensioners are among the most vulnerable people in society.
How did your MP vote on the controversial winter fuel payment cuts?
A conservative motion to annul Labour’s plans to cut the winter fuel payments gave MPs a chance to vote on the controversial decision.
State pensioners who've lost £300 Winter Fuel Payment handed £12,423
State pensioners who've lost the £300 Winter Fuel Payment could be due an eye-watering £13,000 from the Department for Work and Pensions. The DWP is correcting historic injustices with the state pension,
Welsh Labour minister defends cuts to winter fuel payments for pensioners
Welsh Labour minister defends cuts to winter fuel payments for pensioners - Welsh Labour minister Jane Hutt insisted there is a hole in the public purse and ‘difficult decisions are now being taken’.
Government decision to freeze winter fuel allowance gets cold shoulder from Tories
The Government has been slammed in no uncertain terms by Cornwall Council’s Conservative administration on its decision to cut the winter fuel allowance for most pensioners, writes Local Democracy Reporter Lee Trewhela.
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