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  

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 Delegates at the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Wednesday voted to reverse the introduction of “means-testing for the winter fuel allowance” as part of a union motion. This is clearly a difficult decision but a motion at conference doesn’t dictate government policy.” In July, Rachel Reeves announced that older people not in receipt of pension credits or other means-tested benefits will no longer receive winter fuel payments from this year onwards. She said: “The first thing Labour does is to take away the winter fuel allowance from the poorest in our society while they leave the wealthiest people pretty much untouched.” Speaking ahead of the vote on Wednesday morning, Ms Graham said: “I do not understand how our new Labour government can cut the winter fuel allowance for pensioners and leave the super-rich untouched. As the successful motion by Unite makes clear, taxing multi-millionaires and billionaires a little more would not only easily cover the cost of winter fuel payments for all pensioners but also generate additional funds for much needed investment in our health and social care services.” Simon Francis, End Fuel Poverty Coalition coordinator, said: “Labour conference has understood what ministers have failed to acknowledge, that removing the winter fuel payment at short notice and from so many people is wrong.” Labour will not U-turn on the policy despite the rebellion.

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Voters see tractor tax as more damaging for Labour than Partygate for the Tories, poll reveals
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2 days, 17 hours ago

Voters see tractor tax as more damaging for Labour than Partygate for the Tories, poll reveals

The Independent  

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Voters will thank Labour for scrapping winter fuel payments, Wes Streeting claims
3 days, 16 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, 14 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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Pensioners warned over winter fuel payment as key deadline hours away
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Pensioners warned over winter fuel payment as key deadline hours away

The Independent  

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

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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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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Humiliation for Starmer as Scottish Labour vows to force vote on reinstating winter fuel allowance for pensioners
1 month, 1 week ago

Humiliation for Starmer as Scottish Labour vows to force vote on reinstating winter fuel allowance for pensioners

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer is facing humiliation after Scottish Labour vowed to force a vote on reinstating the winter fuel allowance. Last week Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for redesigned payments, saying it would lower the bar for getting them if it wins the 2026 Holyrood election. Keir Starmer is facing humiliation after Scottish Labour vowed to force a vote on …

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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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 …

Rachel Reeves to face winter fuel cuts fury as protesters target her Leeds constituency
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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Ministers looking at ‘very long’ form for winter fuel payments
1 month, 4 weeks 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
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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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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Labour calls on ministers to reverse decision to axe fuel insecurity fund
3 months ago

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

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

Independent readers say Keir Starmer needs ‘time and space to clean out the Tories’ from government
3 months, 1 week ago

Independent readers say Keir Starmer needs ‘time and space to clean out the Tories’ from government

The Independent  

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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
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 …

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

Conference motion on winter fuel payment ‘doesn’t dictate’ policy – Starmer
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Conference motion on winter fuel payment ‘doesn’t dictate’ policy – Starmer

The Independent  

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Labour conference backs call to reverse winter fuel payment cut
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour conference backs call to reverse winter fuel payment cut

The Independent  

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Starmer is right to grasp the nettle of benefits reform – even if it stings him
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Starmer is right to grasp the nettle of benefits reform – even if it stings him

The Independent  

Despite the huge controversy over the decision to means-test the winter fuel allowance, Keir Starmer has begun another difficult battle – to cut welfare spending. Starmer told BBC Radio 4 today that people on long-term sickness benefits should be made to look for work if they are able to, saying: “I think the basic proposition that you should look for …

Keir ignores Labour's winter fuel revolt: Cabinet ally insists ministers 'don't have the luxury of ducking difficult choices' despite unions humiliating PM with conference vote against axe to pensione
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir ignores Labour's winter fuel revolt: Cabinet ally insists ministers 'don't have the luxury of ducking difficult choices' despite unions humiliating PM with conference vote against axe to pensione

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer today ignored an internal party revolt against his Government's decision to strip millions of pensioners of their winter fuel payments. Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite, celebrated after Labour delegates backed a motion calling for the reversal of Government cuts to pensioners' winter fuel payments Health Secretary Wes Streeting told the BBC that he and fellow Labour …

Starmer humiliated by Labour winter fuel revolt
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Starmer humiliated by Labour winter fuel revolt

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer has been dealt a humiliating blow on the final day of the Labour Party conference as delegates voted to oppose the Government’s winter fuel raid. The revolt, led by trade unions, will pile pressure on the Chancellor to reverse the cut affecting millions of pensioners in next month’s Budget. The motion, calling on the Government to “reverse …

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 accused of ‘silencing pensioners’ after blocking winter fuel payments conference vote
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Starmer accused of ‘silencing pensioners’ after blocking winter fuel payments conference vote

The Independent  

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Is UK's Labour Party already losing its election goodwill?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Is UK's Labour Party already losing its election goodwill?

Firstpost  

Months after a landslide victory, Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party stands cornered over unpopular policies and a freebies scandal around the premier himself Just months after storming to power in a landslide victory, the British Labour Party has found itself cornered. Far from being a celebratory gathering, the three-day Labour Conference has turned into a loop of ministers defending their …

Unite billboard campaign urges Government to reverse winter fuel allowance cuts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Unite billboard campaign urges Government to reverse winter fuel allowance cuts

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 A leading union is unveiling a series of billboards as …

Wes Streeting hints budget cuts will go further than axing winter fuel payment– UK politics live
3 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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

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

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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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Fury as Labour MP says OAPs have a 'choice' over whether to put the heating on
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Fury as Labour MP says OAPs have a 'choice' over whether to put the heating on

Daily Mail  

A Labour MP was lambasted last night over 'abhorrent' claims pensioners losing their winter fuel allowance have a 'choice' whether to put the heating on. Last night Keir Starmer dismissed Labour's 2017 research that predicted cutting the allowance for 10million pensioners would increase excess deaths by 3,850 Campaigners said millions of pensioners will struggle this winter without the subsidy He …

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