Pensioners warned over winter fuel payment as key deadline hours away
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Pensioners warned over winter fuel payment as key deadline hours away

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 are being warned over a key deadline on Saturday to access the winter fuel payment – if they make a successful pension credit application. A Government spokesperson said: “Over one million pensioners will still receive the winter fuel payment, and our drive to boost pension credit take-up has seen applications more than double with over 40,000 more pensioners now receiving it, as well as the winter fuel payment. Even a claim for a small amount of pension credit top-up during the 'qualifying week' of September 16 to 22 should trigger a winter fuel payment worth up to £300 Tom Selby, AJ Bell Earlier this week, Jon Greer, head of retirement policy at Quilter, said: “It is vitally important that pensioners on low incomes check their eligibility.” Pension credit tops up weekly incomes to £218.15 for a single pensioner or £332.95 for a joint weekly income for those with a partner. Tom Selby, director of public policy at AJ Bell, said earlier this week: “Even a claim for a small amount of pension credit top-up during the ‘qualifying week’ of September 16 to 22 should trigger a winter fuel payment worth up to £300.

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Voters will thank Labour for scrapping winter fuel payments, Wes Streeting claims
3 days, 18 hours ago

Voters will thank Labour for scrapping winter fuel payments, Wes Streeting claims

The Independent  

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Wes Streeting says pensioners should ‘layer up’ and put the heating on as millions struggle without winter fuel payment
5 days, 17 hours ago

Wes Streeting says pensioners should ‘layer up’ and put the heating on as millions struggle without winter fuel payment

The Independent  

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Winter fuel payment: Pensioners waiting over 100 days as Labour changes DWP rules
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Winter fuel payment: Pensioners waiting over 100 days as Labour changes DWP rules

The Independent  

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Widows 'worst hit' as 50,000 denied winter fuel lifeline - as Labour is slammed as 'Scrooge' by furious campaigners
2 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Winter fuel payment deadline warning – what pensioners need to know
3 weeks ago

Winter fuel payment deadline warning – what pensioners need to know

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. Pensioners have already started receiving winter fuel payments for the year, with those successfully …

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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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 …

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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1 month, 1 week ago

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 …

Winter fuel payment claims skyrocket after Labour changes – with half rejected
1 month, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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Winter fuel payments begin to arrive in bank accounts – what pensioners need to know
1 month, 1 week ago

Winter fuel payments begin to arrive in bank accounts – what pensioners need to know

The Independent  

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Unite union launches legal action against government over winter fuel payment cuts
1 month, 1 week ago

Unite union launches legal action against government over winter fuel payment cuts

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer warned that elderly people ‘are going to die’ as fears mount over winter fuel cuts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer warned that elderly people ‘are going to die’ as fears mount over winter fuel cuts

The Independent  

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Winter fuel payments cut will drive 100,000 more pensioners into poverty, minister admits
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Thousands forced into poverty by winter fuel squeeze, Government estimates
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thousands forced into poverty by winter fuel squeeze, Government estimates

The Independent  

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Winter fuel allowance axe will leave an extra 100,000 pensioners in poverty, ministers admit
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Labour facing legal challenge over winter fuel payments cut
2 months ago

Labour facing legal challenge over winter fuel payments cut

The Independent  

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Legal Bid to Stop 'Cruel' UK Government Plan to Axe Winter Fuel Benefit
2 months, 1 week ago

Legal Bid to Stop 'Cruel' UK Government Plan to Axe Winter Fuel Benefit

Al Jazeera  

A couple from Scotland is suing the UK government over its decision to abolish an allowance for at least 10 million elderly people to spend on additional heating fuel in the winter. The government expects to save 1.3 billion pounds ($1.7bn) in the current tax year (2024-25) and 1.5 billion pounds ($1.95bn) in the following year. The couple claims that …

Ministers fear 120,000 of most vulnerable pensioners will miss out on winter fuel payments
2 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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How to claim Winter Fuel Payment and when is the deadline to apply?
2 months, 1 week ago

How to claim Winter Fuel Payment and when is the deadline to apply?

The Independent  

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Experts not convinced Government will save cash by limiting winter fuel payments
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts not convinced Government will save cash by limiting 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, 3 weeks 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
3 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Winter fuel payment: Couple suing UK government over loss of benefit scared to turn on their cooker
3 months ago

Winter fuel payment: Couple suing UK government over loss of benefit scared to turn on their cooker

The Independent  

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‘I can’t afford curtains to block out the draught’: The pensioners worst hit by the winter fuel payment cut
3 months 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
3 months, 1 week ago

Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves warned winter fuel payment cuts won’t save as much money as expected
3 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise
3 months, 1 week ago

Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise

The Independent  

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Unions win vote to reverse winter fuel cut in blow for Keir Starmer
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Unions win vote to reverse winter fuel cut in blow for Keir Starmer

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Pensioners stage protest against winter fuel cuts at Labour conference
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pensioners stage protest against winter fuel cuts at Labour conference

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Starmer under fresh attack for ‘unbelievably foolish’ winter fuel payment cuts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer under fresh attack for ‘unbelievably foolish’ winter fuel payment cuts

The Independent  

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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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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 …

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

Labour refuses to publish impact assessment of winter fuel payment cuts

The Independent  

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Winter fuel payment cuts and austerity will aid rise of far right and Farage, TUC president warns Starmer
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Winter fuel payment cuts and austerity will aid rise of far right and Farage, TUC president warns Starmer

The Independent  

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Reeves ‘not immune’ to MPs’ concerns over winter fuel payment
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Reeves ‘not immune’ to MPs’ concerns over winter fuel payment

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Starmer insists ‘tough decision’ on limiting winter fuel allowance is necessary
4 months ago

Starmer insists ‘tough decision’ on limiting winter fuel allowance is necessary

The Independent  

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Thousands rush to claim pension credit amid winter fuel payment squeeze
4 months ago

Thousands rush to claim pension credit amid winter fuel payment squeeze

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Pensioner, 70, says he is 'scared for the winter' when he won't be able to pay for heating - as Labour prepares to scrap winter fuel allowance from millions of retirees
4 months ago

Pensioner, 70, says he is 'scared for the winter' when he won't be able to pay for heating - as Labour prepares to scrap winter fuel allowance from millions of retirees

Daily Mail  

A pensioner has told how he is 'scared for the winter' because he can't afford to put the heating on, as Labour prepares to scrap the winter fuel allowance from millions. Simon Moss, a 70-year-old retired customer service assistant, is facing a harsh winter ahead in his cold housing association bungalow He is one of 11.8 million people in the …

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

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

The Independent  

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