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Rachel Reeves confirms more pensioners will get winter fuel payments
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that a larger number of pensioners will qualify for winter fuel payments this year, although the payments will not be provided to all pensioners universally.
- After Labour’s 2024 election win, winter fuel payments became means-tested starting in winter 2024 to help address a £22 billion shortfall in public finances, drastically reducing the number of beneficiaries from over eleven million to just around one and a half million.
- Pensions minister Torsten Bell said the government plans to increase eligibility while maintaining means-testing, with no return to universal payments to avoid aiding high earners.
- Reeves stated the means test will expand and that funding details will be announced at the next budget to ensure policies remain affordable and targeted.
- This partial policy reversal suggests the government aims to support lower-income pensioners who missed out, reflecting economic improvements and political pressure after electoral setbacks.
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Rachel Reeves makes winter fuel payment vow to pensioners after major U-turn - The Mirror
Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that millions of pensioners would have the winter fuel allowance restored this year after the Government bowed to pressure to ditch the cut
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More than 75% of pensioners in England and Wales will receive the winter fuel payment in a major U-turn from Keir Starmer’s government. Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed on Monday that pensioners with an annual income £35,000 or below will now be eligible. This is a total of nine million people. Last year, more than 10 million people lost their eligibility for the payment when Labour announced they were limiting the allowance to those receiving…
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