3 months, 1 week ago

Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise

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 to the energy price cap comes as the Government removes winter fuel payments for around 10 million pensioners. Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, said restricting the winter fuel payment to those on pension credit was “reckless and wrong” and “spells disaster for pensioners on low and modest incomes”. “With record levels of energy debt, the removal of previous support and changes to the eligibility of the Winter Fuel Payment, people are in desperate need. “The Government must urgently introduce targeted bill support that reflects the realities of people’s energy needs.” Simon Francis, co-ordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, said: “We’re now heading into the fourth winter of sky high energy prices.

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3 days, 17 hours ago

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

The Independent

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4 days ago

My elderly mother can’t afford heating – she needs the winter fuel allowance

The Independent

After a damp and drizzly start to the year, the weather in the UK has taken a dramatic turn and we’ve firmly entered the first real cold snap of 2025 – which not only prompts concern for our own health and safety but also the wellbeing of our more vulnerable loved ones. Living alone in a privately rented flat and …

5 days, 16 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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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Pensioners warned over winter fuel payment as key deadline hours away

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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 …

3 weeks ago

Wes Streeting claims pensioners will be 'better off' this winter - despite fears 4,000 could die after Labour cut fuel allowance

Daily Mail

Wes Streeting yesterday claimed pensioners will be ‘better off’ this winter despite fears 4,000 could die after Labour cut their fuel allowance. Asked if the Department of Health and Social Care had done an impact assessment into potential deaths, Mr Streeting said: ‘Because of the choices that the Chancellor has made, particularly on protecting the state pension through the triple …

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 …

3 weeks ago

Miliband: Logical to say energy bills will reduce under clean energy policies

The Independent

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 …

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 …

1 month ago

UK govt winter fuel decision challenged

China Daily

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 …

1 month, 1 week ago

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

The Independent

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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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1 month, 1 week 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 …

1 month, 1 week ago

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

The Independent

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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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1 month, 2 weeks ago

In the bleak mid-winter, energy prices will rise – but ‘shopping around’ won’t help

The Independent

As if the announcement of yet another energy price hike wasn’t bad enough, Ofgem has added insult to injury by telling the British public to simply “shop around” for better tariffs. The energy watchdog clearly knew that it was going to take some heat by releasing the information in the midst of a cold snap, when energy bills are at …

1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thousands forced into poverty by winter fuel squeeze, Government estimates

The Independent

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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 …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

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

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2 months ago

Labour facing legal challenge over winter fuel payments cut

The Independent

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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 …

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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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts not convinced Government will save cash by limiting winter fuel payments

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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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3 months ago

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

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3 months ago

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

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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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3 months, 1 week ago

Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise

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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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3 months, 1 week ago

Baloney! You can't blame inflation for your rip-off 49% price hike, Admiral, says JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Daily Mail

Insurance premium inflation may be heading down, but it isn't tamed, that's for sure. Unwarranted: Insurer Admiral hiked a customers combined motor and home cover from £250 to £350 Earlier this month, I wrote about the sobering experience that marketing consultant Danny Russell had with his insurer, Admiral. After my initial article on Danny's experience three weeks ago, I asked …

3 months, 1 week 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 …

3 months, 1 week 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 …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour conference backs call to reverse winter fuel payment cut

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pensioners stage protest against winter fuel cuts at Labour conference

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Unite billboard campaign urges Government to reverse winter fuel allowance cuts

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wes Streeting hints budget cuts will go further than axing winter fuel payment– UK politics live

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent

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 …

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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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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3 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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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 …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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

The Independent

Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise

History of this topic

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

My elderly mother can’t afford heating – she needs the winter fuel allowance

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

Pensioners warned over winter fuel payment as key deadline hours away

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

Wes Streeting claims pensioners will be 'better off' this winter - despite fears 4,000 could die after Labour cut fuel allowance

Winter fuel payment deadline warning – what pensioners need to know

Miliband: Logical to say energy bills will reduce under clean energy policies

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

UK govt winter fuel decision challenged

UK govt winter fuel decision challenged

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the bleak mid-winter, energy prices will rise – but ‘shopping around’ won’t help

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

Thousands forced into poverty by winter fuel squeeze, Government estimates

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

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

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

Labour facing legal challenge over winter fuel payments cut

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

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

Experts not convinced Government will save cash by limiting winter fuel payments

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

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

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

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

Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise

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

Baloney! You can't blame inflation for your rip-off 49% price hike, Admiral, says JEFF PRESTRIDGE

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

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

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

Labour conference backs call to reverse winter fuel payment cut

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

Pensioners stage protest against winter fuel cuts at Labour conference

Unite billboard campaign urges Government to reverse winter fuel allowance cuts

Wes Streeting hints budget cuts will go further than axing winter fuel payment– UK politics live

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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