Pensioners protest loss of winter fuel payment
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,
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.
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.
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
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.
DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payment letters to be sent to 12 million people
The DWP has confirmed every person over state pension age will receive a letter "from mid-October" explaining the new eligibility rule changes to winter fuel.
Somerville urges UK Government to reverse cut to winter fuel payment
The UK Government is withdrawing winter fuel payments from millions of pensioner households across the country who are not in receipt of benefits.
'Our winter fuel payment goes into the holiday kitty'
The 80-year-old, like all pensioners in England and Wales, was given the winter fuel payment (WFP) automatically – until this week when the new Labour government voted to change the rules. Now only pensioners who qualify for certain benefits will receive it, an estimated 1.5 million people. Last winter 10.8 million people got the payment.
DWP issues new update with 'thousands' set to keep £300 Winter Fuel Payment
The update is in regards to the pensioners who live abroad and according to figures from the Telegraph, "around 35,000" older Brits get the cash each year
Winter Fuel Payment: heating allowance petition says MPs' expenses must be cut amid scrapped payments debate
Yvonne Keegan, who created the petition, has specifically linked the decision to means-test the Winter Fuel Allowance with the issue of MPs' expenses.
State pensioners who've lost Winter Fuel Allowance handed five DWP payments worth £34,784
Five benefits you can claim if you’re over State Pension age and have an illness that could boost income by up to £35,000 have been revealed. State pensioners who have lost their £300 Winter Fuel Payments have the chance to claim as much as £34,
Full list of benefits which DON’T qualify for £300 winter fuel payment – and three situations which make you ineligible
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'Stripping Winter Fuel Payments from Britain’s pensioners was more symbolic than fiscal and it is Labour’s biggest political mistake so far'
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