Winter Fuel Payment

Keir Starmer has ruled out changing the cut-off point for the winter fuel allowance as millions are poised to lose the lifeline payment. The Government is facing pressure from all sides to drop its plan to axe the annual payment for all but…

In the summer Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the support would now be restricted to people on pension credit or other benefits. She said she was left with no other option after finding a £22billion black hole in the public finances…

Octopus Energy boss has suggested energy suppliers should give extra support to struggling pensioners losing winter fuel payments. Greg Jackson, who founded Octopus in 2016, said firms should "be helpful" to the new government, as Keir…

TWO months into a much-needed Labour government wasn’t supposed to feel like this.The new intake MPs crying in the division lobby as they were strong-armed to vote against their principles and their constituents’ wishes. The Health Minister…