Chancellor makes 'mistake' with Winter Fuel Payment - Sky News
WEBSep 1, 2024 · The decision by the new Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves to axe the £300 Winter Fuel Payment for 10 million pensioners forever is probably the biggest domestic headache for Prime Minister Sir Keir ...
Sir Keir Starmer defends winter fuel cut as he warns of ... - Sky News
WEB5 days ago · Sir Keir Starmer has defended removing the winter fuel allowance from millions of pensioners as he warned of a "hard" path ahead.
Winter fuel payment: 780,000 to miss out on allowance, says DWP
WEBSep 14, 2024 · Around 780,000 pensioners in England and Wales are set to lose their winter fuel allowance because they are not expected to apply for benefits they are entitled to, according to the...
Winter fuel payment changes - are you still eligible? - UK News
WEBSep 10, 2024 · This year about 1.5 million pensioners will be eligible for the winter fuel payment - down from 11.4 million when the payment was universal. Here is what you need to know about the changes.
How much is the winter fuel payment and who can still get it?
WEBSep 6, 2024 · How much is the winter fuel payment and when is it paid? This year, the winter fuel payment totals £200 for those on certain benefits and born between 23 September, 1944, and 22 September,...
Cut to winter fuel payment set to go ahead after government wins …
WEBSep 9, 2024 · The government has comfortably seen off an attempt to block its planned cut to winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. A Tory motion designed to block the changes - which will see...
Winter fuel payments scrapped for millions - BBC
WEBJul 29, 2024 · Around 10 million pensioners in England and Wales will lose their winter fuel payments under new plans announced by the chancellor.
Winter fuel payments: 'I'll miss out by £2 a week' - BBC
WEBJul 31, 2024 · Plans to scrap winter fuel payments to most pensioners have been met with dismay by some of those who will lose out. About 10 million older people will no longer qualify for the benefit, which...
Winter fuel payments scrapped for pensioners not on benefits
WEB29 July 2024. Summary. Chancellor Rachel Reeves says winter fuel payments will now be restricted to those on pension credits or other means-tested benefits. She says the Labour government has...
Winter Fuel Payments legal challenge could see cuts reversed
WEB3 days ago · Millions of pensioners could see their Winter Fuel Payments reinstated this winter as a charity has launched legal proceedings against the UK Government, aiming to reverse its decision to restrict the payments to those on certain benefits.