Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
Winter fuel payments are in the spotlight ahead of the government's plans to restrict them to pensioners on pension credit.delegates at the party’s annual conference in Liverpool backed a motion urging the government to U-turn on the controversial decision to means test the benefit.
Alan Tate, of the Communication Workers Union, said the winter fuel payment cut had “overshadowed” the work of the new Labour Government. “And when we were faced with a £22 billion black hole, which the Tories left this year, we had to act, because we know what happened when Liz Truss played fast and loose with the public finances. It was working people and pensioners on fixed incomes who paid the highest price.
“The biggest ever drive to get pensioners on pension credit, backed by our commitment to the pensions triple lock. This will increase the state pension by an estimated £1,700 this parliament, with an extra £6 billion of funding forecast next year.
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