Nearly half a million people have signed Age UK’s online petition calling for the UK Government to reverse the rule change.
More than 466,700 people have signed an online petition created by Age UK calling on the UK Government to reverse the decision to make Winter Fuel Payments means-tested. The charity Age UK launched the campaign shortly after Chancellor Rachel Reeves made the announcement at the end of July, with legislation being pushed through parliament - without a debate or vote - on August 22.
The rule change will affect every pensioner in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and those living abroad. Top Money Stories Today Shadow Treasury chief secretary and former pensions minister Laura Trott, said: “This simply shows how desperate the new Labour government is to run from responsibility for the tax rises they always planned but hid from the public during the election. After handing billions in inflation-busting pay rises to their union paymasters, no-one believes Labour’s chicken little strategy.
“If we hadn’t taken some of these tough decisions we could have seen a run on the pound, interest rates going up and crashing the economy.Now parliament has returned after the summer recess, Age UK's petition could gain more political traction. It warns the eligibility change will impact millions of older people who rely on the extra financial support to help cover the costs of higher bills during the winter months.
Quickest way to check eligibility for Pension Credit Older people, or friends and family, can quickly check their eligibility and get an estimate of what they may receive by using the online Pension Credit calculator on GOV.UK here. Mixed aged older couples and Pension Credit In May 2019, the law changed so a ‘mixed age couple’ - a couple where one partner is of State Pension age and the other is under it - are considered to be a ‘working age’ couple when checking entitlement to means-tested benefits.
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