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  

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 Pensioners are facing waits of more than 100 days to secure their winter fuel payment as Labour reforms put a major strain on the Department for Work and Pensions. open image in gallery Rachel Reeves blames the cut to winter fuel payments on a fiscal ‘black hole’ left by the Tories The DWP says the change has sparked a major increase in pension credit claims, with about 150,000 made in the 16 weeks since the chancellor’s announcement. After hearing about the changes to the winter fuel payment, the Norfolk resident says he “applied straight away” and was informed by the DWP that he would hear back by October. “The government must listen to public outcry and climb down from their misguided winter fuel cut.” A government spokesperson said: “Over a 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.

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January 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions as DWP to launch PIP consultation
3 days, 5 hours ago

January 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions as DWP to launch PIP consultation

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January 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions as DWP to launch PIP consultation
4 days, 23 hours ago

January 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions as DWP to launch PIP consultation

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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

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January 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions as DWP to launch PIP consultation
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5 days, 22 hours ago

January 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions as DWP to launch PIP consultation

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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

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

Winter fuel payment deadline warning – what pensioners need to know

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 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, 4 weeks 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, 4 weeks ago

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

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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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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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 …

Move to end universal winter fuel payments for pensioners to be extended to NI
4 months, 1 week ago

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

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Pension Credit campaign launched by DWP after Winter Fuel Payments cut
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pension Credit campaign launched by DWP after Winter Fuel Payments cut

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Winter Fuel Payment: Martin Lewis slams changes as he urges Reeves to “rethink”
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Winter Fuel Payment: Martin Lewis slams changes as he urges Reeves to “rethink”

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‘Disaster’: Labour urged to U-turn on scrapping universal winter fuel payment after energy price cap jumps
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Disaster’: Labour urged to U-turn on scrapping universal winter fuel payment after energy price cap jumps

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

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

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Rachel Reeves will be forced to U-turn on winter fuel means tests, warns former minister
5 months, 1 week ago

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

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Winter fuel payments scrapped for people not on benefits or pension credits
5 months, 1 week ago

Winter fuel payments scrapped for people not on benefits or pension credits

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Labour raids 10MILLION pensioners... and tax hikes ARE coming: Reeves strips most OAPs of winter fuel payments and flags 'difficult decisions' in Budget as she blames Tories for £22bn hole in public f
5 months, 1 week ago

Labour raids 10MILLION pensioners... and tax hikes ARE coming: Reeves strips most OAPs of winter fuel payments and flags 'difficult decisions' in Budget as she blames Tories for £22bn hole in public f

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves raided pensioners and signalled tax hikes are coming today as she claimed there is a £22billion hole in the public finances. Speaking at a press conference tonight, Rachel Reeves defended limiting winter fuel payments to only those on benefits while hiking junior doctors pay The Chancellor said she had no choice but to strip all pensioners who do …

Cold Weather Payments: Full list of nearly 300 postcodes eligible revealed
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Cold Weather Payments: Full list of nearly 300 postcodes eligible revealed

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Dates for £300 cost of living payments being made this autumn revealed
1 year, 3 months ago

Dates for £300 cost of living payments being made this autumn revealed

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Cost of living 2023: Dates for DWP payments, benefits and pensions
1 year, 6 months ago

Cost of living 2023: Dates for DWP payments, benefits and pensions

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Winter fuel payments received as DWP WFP seen on bank statements
2 years, 1 month ago

Winter fuel payments received as DWP WFP seen on bank statements

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How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners
2 years, 2 months ago

How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners

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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 The British government announced earlier this year that pensioner households …

How wealthy pensioners struggle to opt out of the winter fuel payment
2 years, 7 months ago

How wealthy pensioners struggle to opt out of the winter fuel payment

The Independent  

Only 186 of more than 11 million recipients of the winter fuel payment successfully opted out of the benefit last season, a freedom of information request has revealed, prompting calls for an overhaul of the benefit. The amount of winter fuel payment received per person ranges from £100 and £300 and is designed to specifically help pay energy bills in …

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