8 h. ago Nigel Farage's plot to win over the lefties: Reform leader to 'commit to restoring winter fuel payments and scrapping two

The Reform leader is expected to announce his new promises in a speech next week in a speech where he will also accuse the PM as 'one of the most unpatriotic prime ministers in our history.

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10 h. ago Nigel Farage to back scrapping child benefit cap and restoring winter fuel payment

The Reform UK leader is hoping to appeal to more left-wing voters in his speech next week

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10 h. ago Farage ‘backs scrapping child benefit cap and restoring winter fuel payments’

His Reform UK party is riding high in the opinion polls.

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11 h. ago Winter fuel payment 'could be restored to all but richest pensioners'

Keir Starmer promised to ensure 'more pensioners are eligible for the winter fuel payment after bowing to intense pressure to abandon the decision to strip it from millions of OAPs

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19 h. ago Who is eligible for winter fuel payment? Find out if you're entitled to tax

The popular winter fuel allowance was available to all pension-age Brits before the Labour Government introduced means testing for the scheme, which cut 10 million recipients

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20 h. ago UK considers taxing pensioners to claw back winter fuel payment

Plans are being looked at following Starmer’s policy U-turn this week, say officials

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25 h. ago Winter Fuel Payment: Who is eligible and how much is the benefit worth?

The Prime Minister has announced plans to widen eligibility for the winter fuel payment, which was previously available to all UK residents above the state pension age of 66

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31 h. ago Labour Party under growing pressure to ditch its winter fuel payments policy after nearly 80 per cent of voters say it needs to change

The findings will pile pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to climb down over the cuts to the payments, worth up to £300 a year for vulnerable pensioners.

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45 h. ago Winter fuel payments should now be restored to 'majority' of pensioners, top Labour figure says

Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan, who had previously urged the government to rethink the cuts to millions of pensioners, said the 'majority' should have payments restored

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45 h. ago Older people urged to claim Pension Credit before any Winter Fuel Payment changes

An announcement on Winter Fuel Payment eligibility changes is not expected until the Autumn Budget.

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46 h. ago One third of people back restoring winter fuel payments to all pensioners – poll

The Prime Minister said this week that he wanted to look at widening eligibility for the payments worth up to £300.

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67 h. ago Will you get YOUR winter fuel payment back? Government rethinks scrapping of popular benefit

The Government has U-turned on its axing of Winter Fuel Payments for most pensioners, but left everyone hanging on how or when it intends to implement this plan.

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2 d. ago Martin Lewis repeats call to pay Winter Fuel Payment to every pensioner on a low income

The consumer champion also suggested older people on Council Tax bands A to C should be eligible.

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2 d. ago Martin Lewis says winter fuel payments now need to be fixed in two ways by Keir Starmer

It comes after the Labour leader announced in parliament that the Government will change the means testing system

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2 d. ago How DWP winter fuel payment could be paid to more pensioners after Keir Starmer U

Earlier this week, the Prime Minister announced a change in his stance on eligibility for the benefit

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3 d. ago Winter Fuel Payments of up to £300 set to return for ‘more pensioners’

Could it be a full U-turn on heating payments, higher income thresholds or means-testing individuals and not households.

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3 d. ago Martin Lewis tells Labour there are 'two main problems' with Winter Fuel Payment plans

The U-turn on the Winter Fuel Payment cuts will have to overcome two major issues, Martin Lewis has warned

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3 d. ago Reeves reeling from triple blow: On humiliating day for Chancellor, PM U

The Chancellor was out of the country at a G7 meeting in Canada as the Prime Minister announced a screeching reverse on her hated decision to axe the winter fuel payment for 10 million pensioners.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer asked if more pensioners will get fuel payments next winter

The Prime Minister said further details will come at a ‘fiscal event’, likely to be the next budget in the autumn.

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3 d. ago Winter fuel payment cuts were a panic measure finally put right

Editorial: The move inadvertently caused maximum political damage to Labour – now, Keir Starmer’s surprise U-turn is an encouraging sign his administration has learnt from its mistakes

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