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 supported by the Govan Law Centre, was launched after the UK's Labour Party government said soon after its July 4 election victory that the universal payment of 300 pounds for people older than 80 and 200 pounds for those aged 65 to 79, will now only be available for the country's means-tested poorest seniors. A UK government spokesperson responded by saying: "Over a million pensioners will still receive the winter fuel payment, and our drive to boost pension credit take-up has already seen a 152 percent increase in claims." The government says scrapping winter fuel payments will save the UK 1.5 billion pounds a year.

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Winter fuel payment deadline warning – what pensioners need to know
5 days, 6 hours 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
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 …

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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3 weeks, 1 day 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
3 weeks, 1 day 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
3 weeks, 1 day ago

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

The Independent  

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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  

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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  

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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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Legal Bid to Stop 'Cruel' UK Government Plan to Axe Winter Fuel Benefit
1 month, 3 weeks 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
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  

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Winter fuel payment: Couple suing UK government over loss of benefit scared to turn on their cooker
2 months, 2 weeks 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
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  

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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 …

Almost a third of population in pensioner-heavy areas at risk of losing winter fuel payment cash: Map shows where biggest concentrations of claimants live amid anger at Labour cuts
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Almost a third of population in pensioner-heavy areas at risk of losing winter fuel payment cash: Map shows where biggest concentrations of claimants live amid anger at Labour cuts

Daily Mail  

Almost a third of the population in some areas of the country are pensioners at risk of losing the winter fuel allowance cash ahead of winter, new data suggests. Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have changed the rules for the winter fuel payment, which can be up to £300, to make it means tested as part of cost-cutting measures …

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  

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

Pensioners stage protest against winter fuel cuts at Labour conference

The Independent  

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Unite billboard campaign urges Government to reverse winter fuel allowance cuts
3 months ago

Unite billboard campaign urges Government to reverse winter fuel allowance cuts

The Independent  

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DWP urged to boost ‘stagnant’ Christmas bonus for benefit claimants to over £100 this winter
3 months, 1 week ago

DWP urged to boost ‘stagnant’ Christmas bonus for benefit claimants to over £100 this winter

The Independent  

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Starmer under fresh attack for ‘unbelievably foolish’ winter fuel payment cuts
3 months, 1 week 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, 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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No winter fuel payments cut impact assessment was done, Starmer admits
3 months, 1 week ago

No winter fuel payments cut impact assessment was done, Starmer admits

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 …

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, …

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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I’d much rather my £400 winter fuel payment go to those who need it
3 months, 2 weeks ago

I’d much rather my £400 winter fuel payment go to those who need it

The Independent  

How can the same people criticising the fuel benefit measures proposed by Rachel Reeves complain about cancer patients suffering delayed treatment because of lab closures? You cannot on the one hand label the new government “inept” for removing a payment that the vast majority of recipients neither want nor need, but then decry the austerity measures of the last government. …

Keir Starmer says he will ‘have to be unpopular’ amid winter fuel payment backlash
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer says he will ‘have to be unpopular’ amid winter fuel payment backlash

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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Labour must learn from this early misstep on winter fuel payments
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour must learn from this early misstep on winter fuel payments

The Independent  

Granted that all governments have to make unpopular decisions – and that to govern, as has rightly been said, is to choose – the chancellor’s early decision to means test the annual winter fuel payment to pensioners has nonetheless turned out to be something of an own goal. That the vote is pretty much a foregone conclusion, however, does not …

Starmer insists ‘tough decision’ on limiting winter fuel allowance is necessary
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands rush to claim pension credit amid winter fuel payment squeeze

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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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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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Labour is accused of 'running scared' at growing backlash over controversial plans to axe winter fuel payments for 10 million UK pensioners
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour is accused of 'running scared' at growing backlash over controversial plans to axe winter fuel payments for 10 million UK pensioners

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer is ‘running scared’ at the growing backlash over his plans to axe winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners, the Tories said last night. As Parliament returned after its summer break, the Prime Minister warned panicking Labour MPs that he would not tolerate dissent over the raid on the elderly, saying he would be ‘really tough on this’. …

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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