Nine million of pensioners to receive winter fuel payment under £35,000 cap – HM Treasury
The payment will be £200 per household, or £300 where someone is over 80, and paid automatically.
DWP awards 162,800 Pension credit claims since winter fuel payment change
This is a 57% rise, or 58,800 more awards, compared to the same period last year.
Three-quarters of pensioners report cold homes amid rising energy costs – Age UK
For those with household incomes of £20,000 or less, 35% said their home was too cold most or all of the time.
Unite hosts meeting at Stormont as part of campaign to restore Winter Fuel Payment
The meeting will include updates on the Winter Fuel Payment changes, the equality impact assessment, and the Fuel Poverty Strategy.
Unite launches judicial review process over Winter Fuel Payment cut
Unite said the Government's actions would affect millions of older people, and likely cause an increase in cold related deaths.
