1 hour ago Scottish Government to unveil help for pensioners hit by winter fuel payment cut, John Swinney says

The First Minister said he recognised the ‘seriousness of the situation’

Politics

4 hours ago Exact code to check in bank account as DWP pays out £300 Winter Fuel Payment

The benefits department announced this week that support payments - worth either £200 or £300 - would start being paid to eligible people from Monday, November 25

Economics

12 hours ago Terminal cancer patient fears she 'won't survive winter' after Labour cuts fuel allowance for 44,000 pensioners suffering from incurable illnesss

Helen van Bueren, 77, from Derbyshire, who has Multiple Myeloma, is one of those who has lost her Winter Fuel Payment and said she fears she 'won't see the other side of this winter'.

Science

14 hours ago Most pensioners need their Winter Fuel Payments to cover energy bills, warns charity

The payments, worth from £100 to £300 a year, are now means-tested, sparking a campaign urging older people who qualify for pension credit to apply soon.

Events

14 hours ago 37% of older people ‘will find it hard to manage without winter fuel payment’

Charity Age UK said that energy bills ‘have become a source of real fear’.

Politics