Labour minister Liz Kendall is urged to refund taxpayer money used to heat her second home - after axing £300 winter fuel payment to pensioners
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Labour minister Liz Kendall is urged to refund taxpayer money used to heat her second home - after axing £300 winter fuel payment to pensioners

Daily Mail  

The Cabinet Minister responsible for slashing Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners last night faced calls to return money she claimed for her own energy bills from the taxpayer. This is an emergency situation - and this news makes me even more angry.’ Labour MP Liz Kendall is being urged to return taxpayers' money used to heat her second constituency home Ms Kendall's £4million mansion in Notting Hill, west London Ms Kendall’s decision to claim the money was also branded hypocritical by MPs. These wicked Labour MPs should hang their heads in shame.’ Tory environment spokesman Victoria Atkins told GB News: ‘The fact is that the reason this is in the news is because of Labour’s decision to remove winter fuel payments from pensioners. That is the mischief.that’s why we forced the vote on Labour MPs, that’s the hypocrisy that we are focused on.’ Fellow Tory frontbencher David Simmonds added: ‘This revelation will be a kick in the teeth for the ten million pensioners facing choosing between heating and eating this Christmas because of Labour and Liz Kendall’s political choice to cut the winter fuel payment.

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Widows 'worst hit' as 50,000 denied winter fuel lifeline - as Labour is slammed as 'Scrooge' by furious campaigners
2 days, 22 hours ago

Widows 'worst hit' as 50,000 denied winter fuel lifeline - as Labour is slammed as 'Scrooge' by furious campaigners

Daily Mail  

Labour was branded 'Scrooge' last night after it emerged more than 50,000 pensioners who tried to hang on to their winter fuel payments have been snubbed. Tonight is the deadline to apply for pension credit, and to be eligible for the top-up that Chancellor Rachel Reeves stripped from millions in one of her first acts after taking office. And in …

DAN HODGES: 'Pensioners will die freezing and alone', a minister confided to me about the winter fuel axe. And more Labour MPs tell me they fear worse is to come
2 weeks, 2 days ago

DAN HODGES: 'Pensioners will die freezing and alone', a minister confided to me about the winter fuel axe. And more Labour MPs tell me they fear worse is to come

Daily Mail  

It will begin with an unanswered knock on the door. But among the Cabinet, Labour MPs and party activists, there is a growing belief the decision to unexpectedly axe pensioners’ £300 winter fuel allowance has become a ticking timebomb under Sir Keir Starmer’s fledgling premiership. I have yet to find a single person within Labour’s ranks who genuinely believes in …

UK govt winter fuel decision challenged
2 weeks, 4 days ago

UK govt winter fuel decision challenged

China Daily  

A snow plough clears the snow during Storm Bert, along George Street in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, November 23, 2024. Married senior citizens Peter and Florence Fanning launched a legal challenge against the Scottish and United Kingdom governments on Wednesday, over their decision to stop helping most retired people with their winter fuel bills. The Fannings' legal challenge, which is being …

UK govt winter fuel decision challenged
2 weeks, 4 days ago

UK govt winter fuel decision challenged

China Daily  

A snow plough clears the snow during Storm Bert, along George Street in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, November 23, 2024. Married senior citizens Peter and Florence Fanning launched a legal challenge against the Scottish and United Kingdom governments on Wednesday, over their decision to stop helping most retired people with their winter fuel bills. The Fannings' legal challenge, which is being …

Winter fuel payment claims skyrocket after Labour changes – with half rejected
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Winter fuel payment claims skyrocket after Labour changes – with half rejected

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pensioners have been racing to secure the winter fuel payment, …

Fuel Minister Liz Kendall, who axed £300 payment to pensioners, lives in £4million Notting Hill home with her banker partner - and their heating bill is paid by YOU
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Fuel Minister Liz Kendall, who axed £300 payment to pensioners, lives in £4million Notting Hill home with her banker partner - and their heating bill is paid by YOU

Daily Mail  

The Cabinet Minister who axed pensioners' winter fuel payments has her own £350-a-month energy bills paid by the taxpayer – while she lives in a £4 million London mansion. Fuel minister Liz Kendall has been branded a hypocrite for removing winter fuel payments for ten million pensioners while her Notting Hill home is heated with public money The most recent …

Winter fuel payments cut will drive 100,000 more pensioners into poverty, minister admits
1 month ago

Winter fuel payments cut will drive 100,000 more pensioners into poverty, minister admits

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners will drive 100,000 more into …

Winter fuel allowance axe will leave an extra 100,000 pensioners in poverty, ministers admit
1 month ago

Winter fuel allowance axe will leave an extra 100,000 pensioners in poverty, ministers admit

Daily Mail  

Scrapping the winter fuel allowance will leave an extra 100,000 pensioners in poverty, ministers admitted today. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall revealed the estimate for the impact of the controversial policy in a letter to MPs Internal modelling shows that the move will increase numbers in 'relative' poverty after housing costs by 50,000 this year and next, and 100,000 …

Rachel Reeves to face winter fuel cuts fury as protesters target her Leeds constituency
1 month, 1 week ago

Rachel Reeves to face winter fuel cuts fury as protesters target her Leeds constituency

The Independent  

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Ministers looking at ‘very long’ form for winter fuel payments
1 month, 1 week ago

Ministers looking at ‘very long’ form for winter fuel payments

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Ninety percent of applicants now apply online but we …

Labour facing legal challenge over winter fuel payments cut
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Labour facing legal challenge over winter fuel payments cut

The Independent  

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Ministers fear 120,000 of most vulnerable pensioners will miss out on winter fuel payments
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ministers fear 120,000 of most vulnerable pensioners will miss out on winter fuel payments

The Independent  

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Warning some pensioners may have to pay back winter fuel payments - here’s what you can do about it
2 months, 1 week ago

Warning some pensioners may have to pay back winter fuel payments - here’s what you can do about it

The Independent  

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Shock analysis shows four in every five pensioners struggling with money will see winter fuel payment cut
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Shock analysis shows four in every five pensioners struggling with money will see winter fuel payment cut

The Independent  

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Labour calls on ministers to reverse decision to axe fuel insecurity fund
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour calls on ministers to reverse decision to axe fuel insecurity fund

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Instead of focusing on what it can’t do rather …

‘I can’t afford curtains to block out the draught’: The pensioners worst hit by the winter fuel payment cut
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘I can’t afford curtains to block out the draught’: The pensioners worst hit by the winter fuel payment cut

The Independent  

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Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The increase in the energy …

Rachel Reeves warned winter fuel payment cuts won’t save as much money as expected
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves warned winter fuel payment cuts won’t save as much money as expected

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cuts to pensioner winter fuel payments will save hundreds of millions …

Nearly three million over-80s to be hit by Chancellor’s winter fuel raid
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly three million over-80s to be hit by Chancellor’s winter fuel raid

The Telegraph  

The data, published in response to a written question from the Lib Dems, also reveal that those in the south of England are expected to fare particularly badly, with the region accounting for nearly half of all pensioners left poorer by the cut. Some 4.5 million people previously able to claim the winter fuel allowance across the South East, South …

Winter fuel payments: Labour changes explainer and other pension support available
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Winter fuel payments: Labour changes explainer and other pension support available

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “With pensioners also losing the cost-of-living payments they’ve received over …

How nearly 15,000 pensioners in every Labour constituency will lose their winter fuel payment if Keir Starmer presses ahead with controversial plan to strip benefit from 10 million OAPs
3 months, 1 week ago

How nearly 15,000 pensioners in every Labour constituency will lose their winter fuel payment if Keir Starmer presses ahead with controversial plan to strip benefit from 10 million OAPs

Daily Mail  

Some 15,000 pensioners in every Labour constituency will lose their winter fuel payment, a new analysis revealed. A total of six million pensioners who now have a Labour MP will lose the winter fuel payment under his government Only people on pension credit or certain other benefits will receive the winter fuel payments, while about 10 million others are set …

Labour accused of ‘cruelty’ over winter fuel payment cuts as 780,000 pensioners to miss out
3 months, 1 week ago

Labour accused of ‘cruelty’ over winter fuel payment cuts as 780,000 pensioners to miss out

The Independent  

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Starmer sympathises with pensioners over winter fuel but dismisses Labour’s own claim 4,000 will die
3 months, 1 week ago

Starmer sympathises with pensioners over winter fuel but dismisses Labour’s own claim 4,000 will die

The Independent  

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How Winter Fuel Payments are changing - and the energy bill help alternatives available for pensioners
3 months, 1 week ago

How Winter Fuel Payments are changing - and the energy bill help alternatives available for pensioners

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners will lose out on Winter Fuel Payments worth up to £300 each this winter - but there is other energy bill help still available. Losing the Winter Fuel Payment is a blow to pensioners, but the good news is that other energy bill help is available for retirees. Eating or heating: Charities for the elderly …

Reeves defends claiming energy expenses and insists winter fuel cuts right move
3 months, 1 week ago

Reeves defends claiming energy expenses and insists winter fuel cuts right move

The Independent  

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Winter fuel payment axe is PASSED by the Commons despite Keir Starmer suffering Labour revolt - with MPs warning pensioners face riding on buses all day to stay warm
3 months, 1 week ago

Winter fuel payment axe is PASSED by the Commons despite Keir Starmer suffering Labour revolt - with MPs warning pensioners face riding on buses all day to stay warm

Daily Mail  

Labour was cleared to scrap the winter fuel payment for millions of pensioners today despite Keir Starmer suffering a Commons revolt. Minister Emma Reynolds risked stoking the row by telling the House that there are 'plenty of very wealthy pensioners' who do not need the handouts - which can be up to £300 Kicking off the debate in the Commons, …

Labour has no choice but to cut winter fuel payment, minister insists
3 months, 1 week ago

Labour has no choice but to cut winter fuel payment, minister insists

The Independent  

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Winter fuel payment cut could kill 4,000 people, Labour research suggests
3 months, 1 week ago

Winter fuel payment cut could kill 4,000 people, Labour research suggests

The Independent  

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Labour refuses to publish impact assessment of winter fuel payment cuts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour refuses to publish impact assessment of winter fuel payment cuts

The Independent  

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Winter fuel payment cut will put pensioners in hospital, Labour MPs fear
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Winter fuel payment cut will put pensioners in hospital, Labour MPs fear

The Independent  

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Martin Lewis reveals how pensioners could get a £11,300 handout by following one simple step
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Martin Lewis reveals how pensioners could get a £11,300 handout by following one simple step

Daily Mail  

Moneysaving expert Martin Lewis has revealed how pensioners could secure themselves a handout worth £11,300 with just one simple step. Amid the controversy surrounding Labour's plan to make winter fuel payments means-tested, many pensioners are facing a cold season and costly energy bills which may necessitate choosing between heating and eating. Martin Lewis is urging all pensioners to check whether …

Winter fuel payment cuts leaving pensioners ‘worried sick’, MPs warned
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Winter fuel payment cuts leaving pensioners ‘worried sick’, MPs warned

The Independent  

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Pensioners will die because of winter fuel payments cut, warns Labour rebel
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pensioners will die because of winter fuel payments cut, warns Labour rebel

The Telegraph  

Pensioners will die from the cold if the Treasury pushes ahead with its winter fuel payments cut, a Labour rebel has warned. She issued the warning amid growing unrest among some Labour MPs over Rachel Reeves’ decision to stop giving winter fuel payments to all pensioners in order to help fill a “black hole” in the public finances. Ms Maskell, …

Martin Lewis makes Winter Fuel Payment “plea” to all pensioners ahead of Reeves meeting
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Martin Lewis makes Winter Fuel Payment “plea” to all pensioners ahead of Reeves meeting

The Independent  

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Three 'fairer' ways to reform Winter Fuel Payments as five in six poorer pensioners stand to lose out
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Three 'fairer' ways to reform Winter Fuel Payments as five in six poorer pensioners stand to lose out

Daily Mail  

Winter Fuel Payment reforms could be made fairer, experts say, as current government plans mean five in six pensioners below the poverty line stand to lose the benefit. Webb, now a partner at consultants Lane Clark and Peacock and This is Money's resident pensions expert, said Winter Fuel Payment reforms could be changed to be fairer to poorer pensioners. Keeping …

Majority of pensioners below poverty line ‘could lose winter fuel payments’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Majority of pensioners below poverty line ‘could lose winter fuel payments’

The Independent  

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Chancellor defends winter fuel payment cut amid ‘frightened’ pensioners warning
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chancellor defends winter fuel payment cut amid ‘frightened’ pensioners warning

The Independent  

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Watch: Chancellor Rachel Reeves questioned on Budget after Keir Starmer admitted it will be ‘painful’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: Chancellor Rachel Reeves questioned on Budget after Keir Starmer admitted it will be ‘painful’

The Independent  

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UK faced economic crash if winter fuel payment was not axed, Powell says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UK faced economic crash if winter fuel payment was not axed, Powell says

The Independent  

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The winter fuel dilemma is the first test of the Starmer-Reeves relationship
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The winter fuel dilemma is the first test of the Starmer-Reeves relationship

The Independent  

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Move to end universal winter fuel payments for pensioners to be extended to NI
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Move to end universal winter fuel payments for pensioners to be extended to NI

The Independent  

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Davey: Cutting winter fuel allowance is Government’s ‘first big mistake’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Davey: Cutting winter fuel allowance is Government’s ‘first big mistake’

The Independent  

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Energy bosses meet minister as Chancellor defends winter fuel payment squeeze
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Energy bosses meet minister as Chancellor defends winter fuel payment squeeze

The Independent  

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Pension Credit campaign launched by DWP after Winter Fuel Payments cut
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Pension Credit campaign launched by DWP after Winter Fuel Payments cut

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The awareness drive comes after Rachel Reeves announced last month that the government would …

Reeves’ NHS pay rise to wipe out savings from winter fuel allowance
4 months, 1 week ago

Reeves’ NHS pay rise to wipe out savings from winter fuel allowance

The Telegraph  

Baroness Altmann, the former pensions minister, said the Chancellor’s decision was unfair on pensioners who now faced financial hardship over the winter months. She said: “It is heartbreaking to see the priorities the Government has assigned to the poorer pensioners – there seems to be this blind spot, that pensioners can manage without money.” Lady Altmann noted that the threshold …

Shame on Labour for leaving pensioners like me in the cold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Shame on Labour for leaving pensioners like me in the cold

The Independent  

While I am fully in agreement that the winter fuel allowance is not completely fair as there are retired people who are wealthy enough to not need it, I am concerned that pensioners like myself who are not in receipt of pension credit will lose out! Annie W Address supplied Means testing winter fuel payments is a much-needed step I …

Winter Fuel Payments: Labour urged to undo change for millions of pensioners
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Winter Fuel Payments: Labour urged to undo change for millions of pensioners

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves will be forced to U-turn on winter fuel means tests, warns former minister
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves will be forced to U-turn on winter fuel means tests, warns former minister

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves needs to raise billions and pensioners fear they are the target
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves needs to raise billions and pensioners fear they are the target

The Telegraph  

Rachel Reeves’ decision to end winter fuel payments gave Britons a taste of who the Chancellor is likely to hit with higher taxes in her maiden Budget. When asked to define who a working person was, she declared: “Someone who goes out to work for their income.” That leaves owners of businesses and other assets and pensioners as likely targets. …

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