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Wes Streeting says pensioners should ‘layer up’ and put the heating on as millions struggle without winter fuel payment
1 week 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, 6 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
3 weeks ago

Pensioners warned over winter fuel payment as key deadline hours away

The Independent  

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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

The Independent  

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Thousands forced into poverty by winter fuel squeeze, Government estimates
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thousands forced into poverty by winter fuel squeeze, Government estimates

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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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 …

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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

The Independent  

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How to claim Winter Fuel Payment and when is the deadline to apply?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How to claim Winter Fuel Payment and when is the deadline to apply?

The Independent  

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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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All the energy bill help available this winter for those struggling to pay
3 months, 2 weeks ago

All the energy bill help available this winter for those struggling to pay

Daily Mail  

Customers struggling to afford their energy bills can get help from gas and electricity firms including grants, free boilers and free standing charges. Citizens Advice has a full list 3) Get proper advice - speak to an organisation such as the Money Advice Service, National Debtline or StepChange Be in England, Scotland or Wales Not have had a British Gas …

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Defiant Rachel Reeves refuses to back down on winter fuel raid and warns 'road ahead is harder than we thought' (but Gaza protesters disrupt her big conference speech)
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Defiant Rachel Reeves refuses to back down on winter fuel raid and warns 'road ahead is harder than we thought' (but Gaza protesters disrupt her big conference speech)

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves sounded defiance on the winter fuel allowance axe today despite a wave of unrest at Labour conference - as her big speech was disrupted by a Gaza protest. In other developments at the conference today: The Chancellor pledged to begin the rollout of free breakfast clubs in primary schools from April next year; Ms Reeves has boasted about …

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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 …

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State pension to rise by £460 near year – but experts warn of catch amid Winter Fuel Payment row
4 months ago

State pension to rise by £460 near year – but experts warn of catch amid Winter Fuel Payment row

The Independent  

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Labour refuses to publish impact assessment of winter fuel payment cuts
4 months ago

Labour refuses to publish impact assessment of winter fuel payment cuts

The Independent  

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Reeves ‘not immune’ to MPs’ concerns over winter fuel payment
4 months ago

Reeves ‘not immune’ to MPs’ concerns over winter fuel payment

The Independent  

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Martin Lewis makes Winter Fuel Payment “plea” to all pensioners ahead of Reeves meeting
4 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

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Chancellor defends winter fuel payment cut amid ‘frightened’ pensioners warning
4 months, 1 week ago

Chancellor defends winter fuel payment cut amid ‘frightened’ pensioners warning

The Independent  

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UK faced economic crash if winter fuel payment was not axed, Powell says
4 months, 1 week ago

UK faced economic crash if winter fuel payment was not axed, Powell says

The Independent  

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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

The Independent  

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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”

The Independent  

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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

The Independent  

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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

The Independent  

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