Bolton council has created a new £200,000 fund to support local pensioners affected by the government's decision to means test winter fuel payments. The council also passed a motion asking the government to reconsider its decision.
The creation of a new fund of £200,000 to support local pensioners hit by the winter fuel payment cuts has been passed by Bolton council.
The decision means that £10,000 cash which had been allocated to each of the 20 ward budgets, under the direct control of the local councillors, will be removed and added to the new fund. “As we are moving money from unspent councillors budgets to this new fund, there is no additional burden on the taxpayer.”In July, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that future payments would only be made to those getting pension credit or other means-tested help. The government said the cuts were needed due to a £22bn black hole that the Labour government said it found in the public finances.
The council said the new fund will now be added to an existing local welfare provision fund, and could mean up to £1m being available for a wide range of projects to help and support for vulnerable individuals and families this winter.
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