Sir Keir Starmer has been warned “people are going to die” because of his decision to scrap the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners. The Prime Minister was on Friday confronted in a segment on BBC Radio Lincolnshire as a clip played from a concerned listener who will be impacted by a withdrawal of the benefit.

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MPs to review pensioner poverty after winter fuel payment cut

Keir Starmer was confronted during a round of local radio interviews by a listener named Maxine who said ‘we just can’t keep warm’ and that ‘elderly people are literally going to die’

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Starmer warned pensioners ‘are going to die’ as fears mount over winter fuel cuts

A DWP study has revealed that 100,000 pensioners will be plunged into poverty by 2027 due to the Chancellor's Winter Fuel Payment change

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Thousands of pensioners could be in poverty 'due to DWP benefit cut'

The shameful truth has emerged from Whitehall that Labour knew the impact of cutting the winter fuel allowance. Mirror columnist Paul Routledge says it’s not too late for a U-turn on this deeply unpopular hit By Source link

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Sir Keir Starmer has promised sweeping changes to crack down on what he described as the “bulging benefits bill blighting our society”.

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Starmer says ‘bulging benefits bill’ is ‘blighting our society’

In a BBC interview, Keir Starmer heard from a concerned listener who will struggle to stay warm due to Winter Fuel Payment cuts

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Starmer warned elderly people ‘going to die’ from winter fuel cuts

MPs have launched a review into pensioner poverty after the government admitted the cut to winter fuel payments could force 100,000 people into poverty.

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Pensioners will be forced to choose “between eating and heating” after Labour’s decision to cut winter fuel payments as energy bills will rise again at the beginning of 2025. Energy bills will increase by 1.2 per cent to £1,738 for typical households from January after the regulator Ofgem increased its price cap earlier this week. An extra £21 a year, or around £1.75 a month, will be added to billpayers’ expenses as a result of the cap increase.…

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'I'm a pensioner - charging my mobility scooter may be too costly this winter'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Photo Jaimi Joy/PA Wire Sir Keir Starmer has promised sweeping changes to crack down on what he described as the “bulging benefits bill blighting our society”. The Prime Minister used an op-ed in the Mail on Sunday to vow to “get to grips” with the cost of welfare after figures suggested more than four million people will be claiming long-term sickness support by the end of the decade.  Legislation Work and Pensi…

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Sir Keir Starmer has promised sweeping changes to crack down on what he described as the “bulging benefits bill blighting our society”. The Prime Minister used an op-ed in the Mail on Sunday to vow to “get to grips” with the cost of welfare after figures suggested more than four million people will be claiming long-term sickness support by the end of the decade. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will announce a package of legislation next …

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Members of Parliament will examine the issue of poverty among the elderly following reductions in winter fuel allowances. Sir Keir Starmer has steadfastly maintained that these cuts were necessary to address the £22 billion deficit he attributes to the previous Conservative administration. Political journalist @alixculbertson Friday, November 22, 2024, 4: Members of Parliament have initiated an inquiry into the issue of poverty among the elderly…

Starmer warned pensioners ‘are going to die’ as fears mount over winter fuel cuts

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