Martin Lewis makes Winter Fuel Payment “plea” to all pensioners ahead of Reeves meeting
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Money expert Martin Lewis has issued an urgent “plea” to pensioners amid changes to Winter Fuel Payment as he reveals he will be meeting with chancellor Rachel Reeves next week. Martin Lewis is due to meet Rachel Reeves to discuss Winter Fuel Payments Pension Credit tops up pensioners’ weekly income to £218.15 if they’re single, or £332.95 for couples. The changes to Winter Fuel Payments were announced by Ms Reeves last month as she revealed measures to plug the government’s £22bn “black hole” in public spending, which they say was left concealed by the previous Conservative government. Energy bills are set to rise again this winter Mr Lewis has said he is due to meet Ms Reeves next week to discuss her decision after urging ministers to “rethink” it in August, writing: “only the very poorest, with incomes often under £11,400, will get it.” “That’ll likely leave many just above the threshold, who rely on it to keep the heating on during the cold months, struggling.