Scottish government reinstates winter fuel allowance for pensioners after Labour scrapped itThe Scottish government has announced that all pensioners in Scotland will receive a winter fuel payment in 2025/26.Thursday 28 November 2024 17:02, UK Scotland ...
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But poor pensioners still cut back on food in cold weather Two papers published today by the IFS and funded by the Nuffield Foundation show that: Households receiving the winter fuel payment are almost 14 times as likely to spend the money on fuel than would have been the case had their ...
The winter fuel payment is intended to help British pensioners with heating costs. 鈥
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“The Scottish Government should have been standing up for Scotland’s pensioners against Westminster cuts, instead they will now be standing shoulder to shoulder with the UK Labour government in court against the pensioners of Scotland.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has won a parliamentary vote on a contentious decision to cut a payment that helps millions of pensioners pay winter heating bills.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has won a parliamentary vote on a contentious decision to cut a payment that helps millions of pensioners pay winter heating bills.
Watch the latest from ITV News - The government's own analysis has warned that 780,000 people, who are eligible for the now means-tested benefit, won't sign up to receive the payment.
Winter Fuel Payments – boosted again this year by an additional £300 per household Pensioner Cost of Living payment – will provide pensioners with up to £600 to help with heating costs over the colder months. There aren’t many pensioner students. ...