Tag: fuel
Winter fuel vote delay an outrage, says union
The Unite trade union has said it is an "outrage" that an expected vote on the winter fuel payment cuts at the Labour Party conference has been delaye [...]
Unite to push for winter fuel payments vote at Labour conference
Unite, one of Labour's trade union backers, will try to force a vote on reversing the government's cuts to the winter fuel allowance at the party's co [...]
No assessment on impact of winter fuel payment cut
The government did not carry out an impact assessment on cutting winter fuel support for millions of pensioners in England and Wales, the prime minist [...]
Labour MPs ‘shocked’ at no full winter fuel assessment
The government revealed this week that there had been no wide-ranging assessment of the impact of winter fuel cuts, but a more limited "equalities ana [...]
Rishi Sunak accuses PM of ‘hiding’ impact of winter fuel cut
Sunak presses Starmer on winter fuel payment cutsSir Keir Starmer has refused to say whether his government will publish an assessment of the impact o [...]
Winter fuel cuts to go ahead after government wins Commons vote
Winter fuel payments are set to stop for millions of pensioners this year after an attempt to block the cuts failed.MPs voted on a Conservative motion [...]
Will pension increase make up for loss of winter fuel payments?
BBCThe government is planning to restrict winter fuel payments to only those pensioners who are receiving pension credit.BBC Verify has been looking a [...]
No further pensioner support over winter fuel, No 10 says
ReutersSir Keir Starmer has defended his "tough" decision to cut winter fuel paymentsDowning Street has said there are no plans to give further mitiga [...]
What are winter fuel payments and pension credit, and how do you claim?
Getty ImagesThe government is under pressure over its decision to withdraw help with energy bills from millions of pensioners.But what is the winter f [...]
PM Keir Starmer on riots, fuel payments and Grenfell
The UK's recently-appointed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer spoke to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg in his first major Downing Street interview. Sir Keir [...]
Keir Starmer faces pressure from unions over winter fuel payment cut
PM defends cutting winter fuel paymentsLeaders of two of the biggest unions have added further pressure on the government over its plan to cut winter [...]
Cost-of-living fund extended after winter fuel payment cut
Getty ImagesThe government has faced criticism for scrapping winter fuel paymentsThe government has announced the extension of a fund designed to help [...]
No plan to reverse scrapping winter fuel payments
Getty ImagesThe government will not reverse its decision to scrap winter fuel payments, the leader of the House of Commons has said.About 10 million p [...]
Rachel Reeves under growing pressure on winter fuel payments
ReutersLiberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for a Commons vote on the decision to withdraw the winter fuel payment from millions of pension [...]
What is the energy price cap and who gets winter fuel payments?
Until now, winter fuel payments have been given to all pensioners.They are worth between £100 and £300, depending on the age of the recipient and whet [...]