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Pensioners protest loss of winter fuel payment
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,
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.
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
780,000 pensioners entitled to winter fuel payment will lose out – figures
Some 83% of those aged 80 or over will also miss out on the benefit this winter, according to Government estimates.
'We will keep pensioners warm this winter', minister vows, despite winter fuel payment cut
The culture secretary - Lisa Nandy - has told LBC that the government will make sure no pensioner will be cold this winter.
Somerville urges UK Government to reverse cut to winter fuel payment
The UK Government is withdrawing winter fuel payments from millions of pensioner households across the country who are not in receipt of benefits.
State pensioners handed £233 after losing Winter Fuel Payment
More financial support with energy bills is available for state pensioners losing their £300 Winter Fuel Payment.
Calculator reveals whether you could claim £300 Winter Fuel Payment as almost 850,000 could be missing out
CHECK if you’re one of the almost 850,000 people set to miss out on the £300 Winter Fuel Payment unnecessarily with a free online calculator. Age UK’s benefit calculator will tell you
'Martin Lewis tip helped my mum keep £300 Winter Fuel Payment - you can too'
Lucinda emailed Martin's team to tell them her mum had initially lost her entitlement to the £300 Winter Fuel Payment this year after the government's rule change
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
State pensioners who've lost Winter Fuel Allowance handed five DWP payments worth £34,784
Five benefits you can claim if you’re over State Pension age and have an illness that could boost income by up to £35,000 have been revealed. State pensioners who have lost their £300 Winter Fuel Payments have the chance to claim as much as £34,
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Winter Fuel Payment: I keep warm and dry my washing for just 9p an hour with best-selling heated airer
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
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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 ...
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'Stripping Winter Fuel Payments from Britain’s pensioners was more symbolic than fiscal and it is Labour’s biggest political mistake so far'
It has decided pensioners are not a priority. In their first couple of months in office, Labour has given inflation busting ...
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Northumberland log bank expects increase in demand this year after winter fuel payment axed
The Northumberland Log Bank supports around 250 households in the county who are in fuel poverty and use "old technology" to ...
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Outrage as winter fuel payment cruelly snatched away from hero nuclear test veteran, 86
Up to 10million pensioners have lost their winter fuel payments this winter after Labour's decision to axe it.
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