Labour, Winter Fuel Payment
Opinion
Arguments in favour of winter fuel payment cuts are built on sand – here's the truth
MPs cut winter fuel payments, risking poverty for pensioners. Simon Francis of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition says there's no justification.
MP calls for 'Pensioner Task Force' Amid Winter Fuel Payment controversey
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been urged to establish a 'Pensioner Task Force' as Winter Fuel Payment rules change
Who is eligible for the winter fuel payment and how much will they get?
Since 1997, all British pensioners have been able to claim a tax-free payment to help with their heating costs. The winter fuel payment, introduced by the last Labour government, previously doled out as much as £300 a year to all retirees.
New Pension Credit Winter Fuel Payment rules: MP calls for 'Pensioner Task Force'
Labour MP Neil Duncan-Jordan has urged the Department for Work and Pensions to set up a 'Pensioner Task Force' to assess intersecting issues of income, housing, health and fuel costs
Pensioners protest cuts to winter fuel payments
Pensioners have held a protest against the government's decision to cut winter fuel payments outside an MP’s office in South Yorkshire. Demonstrators held signs outside the Dinnington office of Jake Richards, the Labour MP for Rother Valley, who supported the government in a parliamentary vote on the issue.
Some pensioners are pretty well off. But how many can afford to lose the winter fuel payment?
The governments plan to restrict pensioners winter fuel payment to households getting pension credit has been easily if grudgingly passed by parliament. This was despite a strong case for delaying the move to
Stockton Council calls reversal of winter fuel payment cuts
Stockton Council voted through the Conservative motion after a debate in which Tory members branded scrapping universal winter fuel allowance (WFA) “cruel and callous”. Labour and independent councillors said they disagreed, had concerns or found fault with the policy change, arguing reforms were necessary but needed to be targeted.
What is a Winter Fuel Payment? DWP payment explained
The Social Fund is a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) scheme aimed at helping people on a low income with paying expenses/bills. If you were born before September 23, 1958 you could get either £200 or £300 to help you pay your heating bills for winter 2024 to 2025, according to the UK Government .
Winter fuel cuts are 'a bitter pill to swallow'
"It's a bitter pill to swallow for people - I don't think communications around this policy are very good, so people
Labour warned of 'national emergency' over winter fuel payments
Fury at the cuts to winter fuel payments threatens to overshadow Sir Keir Starmer's first party conference as Prime Minister.The Labour leadership has been urged to "come to its senses" and prevent a "national emergency" as activists gather in Liverpool.
DWP Winter Fuel Payment Labour update as campaign grows to give it to state pensioners
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said 'the very wealthiest pensioners shouldn’t be in receipt of a free allowance' in an interview with the BBC
Union head calls on UK's Starmer to reverse winter fuel payment limits
The head of one of Britain's biggest trade unions will call on Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday to overturn his Labour ...
Winter Fuel Payment: heating allowance petition says MPs' expenses must be cut amid scrapped payments debate
They says expenses should be ‘redirected to support the Winter Fuel Payment’ ❄️Nearly 92,000 people have signed a petition ...
UK politics live: Wes Streeting hints budget cuts will go further than axing winter fuel payment
Mr Streeting said he can understand why pensioners may feel they are being targeted by the government following cuts to ...
Fact Check: No evidence Rayner promised to maintain winter fuel payment in July 2024
There is no evidence Britain’s deputy prime minister promised to maintain the winter fuel allowance for UK pensioners in July 2024 as social media posts have claimed.
Full list of benefits which DON’T qualify for £300 winter fuel payment – and three situations which make you ineligible
THOUSANDS of households on certain benefits will no longer qualify for this year’s £300 winter fuel payment. The winter cash ...
Thousands of households missing out on £7.6m DWP Pension Credit pot which could open up Winter Fuel Allowance
Citizens' Advice Gateshead has encouraged pensioners to check their eligibility for benefits, after a 72% increase in ...
Winter Fuel Payment: I keep warm and dry my washing for just 9p an hour with best-selling heated airer
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