Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey has hit out at the UK Government over the decision to means test the Winter Fuel Payments.
The Labour UK government’s recent decision to means test the Winter Fuel Payment will result in many pensioners across Rutherglen and Cambuslang being left unable to access equivalent support for their fuel bills , claims local MSP.
The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Around 60,000 South Lanarkshire residents received the Winter Fuel Payment last year, but many will now be ineligible for the support. Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey is strongly encouraging local residents to check whether they are eligible for Pension Credit, in order to ensure that they still have access to the Winter Fuel Payment.
“Coupled with their abandonment of the WASPI women, who a parliamentary ombudsman found are owed compensation due to maladministration in changes to pension age for 1950s-born women, many local pensioners are feeling badly let down by the new Labour government.
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