A further 175,000 pensioners are likely to stop receiving allowance under such plans, official figures showUK politics live – latest updatesA further 175,000 pensioners could lose the winter fuel allowance if the benefit becomes means tested, data suggests.About 11.6 million people in the UK received the benefit last winter, an increase of 214,000 on the previous year, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The overwhelming majority are to have this removed this winter under plans announced by the Labour government to cut spending on the benefit. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/24/winter-fuel-allowance-lose-payment-means-tested
Author : Robert Booth Social affairs corespondent
Publish date : 2024-09-24 18:12:22
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