A vote in the Commons today means cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment will go ahead, despite strong opposition
MPs have today voted to cut the Winter Fuel Payment for 10 million pensioners. The proposed cut was announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on 29 July. But the measure was opposed by the Conservatives.
The payments are worth between £200 and £300 depending on people’s circumstances. They were previously given to all pensioners. The cut to the payments mean now only those on means-tested benefits will qualify. Why is the government cutting the payment? The change to the Winter Fuel Payment is one of several cost-cutting measures designed to help plug a £22m ‘black hole’ in the public finances.
Talking in the Commons, in July, Rachel Reeves said: 'I am making the difficult decision that those not in receipt of Pension Credit or certain other means-tested benefits will no longer receive the Winter Fuel Payment.’
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