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Pensioners will be £1,700 better off, Rachel Reeves tells winter fuel rebels

Rachel Reeves, who is trying to quell a rebellion against Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts, has said pensioners will be given a £1,700 increase. Writing in The Telegraph ahead of Monday’s crucial vote on the policy, the Chancellor of the Exchequer revealed the Treasury’s forecasts for the expected rise in state pensions over the next… Read More »

Martin Lewis says decision to end universal winter fuel payments is ‘too narrow’

The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s decision to end the previously implemented universal winter fuel payment for pensioners unless they receive benefits has been described as “too narrow in light of the approaching winter conditions”. Up to £300 payments were made available to everyone over state pension age. However, those retiring from this winter will only… Read More »