DWP Winter Fuel Payment Labour update
Pensioners protest cuts to winter fuel payments
Pensioners have held a protest against the government's decision to cut winter fuel payments outside an MP’s office in South Yorkshire. Demonstrators held signs outside the Dinnington office of Jake Richards,
Anger as Labour 'points finger at very wealthy pensioners' for winter fuel payment chop
A Labour frontbencher has been accused of "pointing the finger" at wealthy pensioners amid the ongoing row over cutting winter fuel payments. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy appeared on BBC Breakfast today and was asked about the controversial decision to take the £300 cash boost away from about 10million state pensioners.
Update on council tax discount as pensioners at risk of losing £300 Winter Fuel Payment
Sir Keir Starmer has addressed the concerns over the single person council tax discount after his ministers earlier declined to confirm whether the Government might withdraw the discount
Exact code to spot when £300 DWP winter fuel payment hits bank accounts
THOUSANDS of pensioners are being urged to look out for an exact code when their winter fuel payment lands in accounts within weeks. The winter fuel payment, which is worth up to £300, is made to
State pensioners handed £233 after losing Winter Fuel Payment
More financial support with energy bills is available for state pensioners losing their £300 Winter Fuel Payment.
How much is the winter fuel payment and how can I still claim it?
The final date for making a backdated claim for pension credit, in order to receive the winter fuel payment, is 21 December. The Department for Work and Pensions says that pension credit is worth on average more than £3,900 a year in itself. The amount received depends on a variety of factors.
Who is eligible for the winter fuel payment and how much will they get?
Since 1997, all British pensioners have been able to claim a tax-free payment to help with their heating costs. The winter fuel payment, introduced by the last Labour government, previously doled out as much as £300 a year to all retirees.
Some pensioners are pretty well off. But how many can afford to lose the winter fuel payment?
The governments plan to restrict pensioners winter fuel payment to households getting pension credit has been easily if grudgingly passed by parliament. This was despite a strong case for delaying the move to
'Martin Lewis tip helped my mum keep £300 Winter Fuel Payment - you can too'
Lucinda emailed Martin's team to tell them her mum had initially lost her entitlement to the £300 Winter Fuel Payment this year after the government's rule change
'We will keep pensioners warm this winter', minister vows, despite winter fuel payment cut
The culture secretary - Lisa Nandy - has told LBC that the government will make sure no pensioner will be cold this winter.
Winter fuel cuts are 'a bitter pill to swallow'
The government's cuts to the winter fuel allowance have not been communicated properly, a newly elected Labour councillor has said. Alan Rowe - who uses they and them as personal pronouns - held the Cornwall Council division of Falmouth Penwerris with a reduced majority for Labour after a by-election held on Thursday.
Full list of benefits which DON’T qualify for £300 winter fuel payment – and three situations which make you ineligible
THOUSANDS of households on certain benefits will no longer qualify for this year’s £300 winter fuel payment. The winter cash ...
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How much is the winter fuel payment and how can I still claim it?
Those entitled to pension credit for at least one day between 16 and 22 September will qualify for the winter fuel payment. The winter fuel payment until now, has been paid to all ...
Winter Fuel Payment: I keep warm and dry my washing for just 9p an hour with best-selling heated airer
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Winter Fuel Payment: heating allowance petition says MPs' expenses must be cut amid scrapped payments debate
They says expenses should be ‘redirected to support the Winter Fuel Payment’ ❄️Nearly 92,000 people have signed a petition ...
Outrage as winter fuel payment cruelly snatched away from hero nuclear test veteran, 86
Up to 10million pensioners have lost their winter fuel payments this winter after Labour's decision to axe it.