Labour, 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,
Anger as Labour 'points finger at very wealthy pensioners' for winter fuel payment chop
A Labour frontbencher has been accused of "pointing the finger" at wealthy pensioners amid the ongoing row over cutting winter fuel payments. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy appeared on BBC Breakfast today and was asked about the controversial decision to take the £300 cash boost away from about 10million state pensioners.
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
How much is the winter fuel payment and how can I still claim it?
The final date for making a backdated claim for pension credit, in order to receive the winter fuel payment, is 21 December. The Department for Work and Pensions says that pension credit is worth on average more than £3,900 a year in itself. The amount received depends on a variety of factors.
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.
'We are not going down the road of austerity,' Starmer vowes after winter fuel payment cuts and freebies row
Sir Keir Starmer has promised to protect public services from future austerity cuts as he made a bid to move on from fury over winter fuel payments cuts and an ongoing row over donations.
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
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.
'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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Keir Starmer rules out changing winter fuel threshold - but says pensioners still better off
The Government is facing pressure from all sides to drop its plan to axe the annual payment for all but the poorest elderly ...
Winter Fuel Payment: I keep warm and dry my washing for just 9p an hour with best-selling heated airer
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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 ...
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 ...
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.