There has been a major change in the rules and this week determines whether you qualify
From this winter, only people on pension credit or other specific benefits will be eligible to receive the Winter Fuel Benefit, while about 10 million others are set to be stripped of the allowance. Around 71% of those with a disability and 83% of those aged 80 or over will now miss out on the payment.
Sir Keir Starmer is facing fresh criticism over his Government’s decision to cull winter fuel payments, with millions of pensioners set to lose out from Monday. Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly said it was an “unbelievably foolish choice” while Liberal Democrat work and pensions spokeswoman Wendy Chamberlain said means-testing the payment worth up to £300 was a “historic mistake”.
“Scrapping winter fuel payments for most pensioners including many in poverty is completely wrong. It’s not too late for ministers to change course. Writing in the Daily Express, shadow home secretary Mr Cleverly said: “Stripping millions of pensioners of their winter fuel payment, without a democratic mandate, is an unbelievably foolish choice. The changes coming into force mean that a shocking 71% of pensioners with a disability will lose payments; an appalling figure.
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