MPs will be given a vote on the government's move to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. The government had been resisting holding a vote on the cut announced in July, which means only those claiming pension credits will get the payment that helps pensioners pay their winter heating bills.

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Cut to £300 winter fuel payment would affect 64,000 Bradford district pensioners

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Winter fuel payment cut will put pensioners in hospital, Labour MPs fear

Thousands of pensioners are missing out on significant savings by not claiming this DWP benefit.

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Unite, Usdaw and PCS call for Labour to reverse course on cuts that will see 10 million pensioners lose payments of up to £300

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Pensioners are “worried sick” about how they will heat their homes following winter fuel payment cuts, ministers have been warned ahead of a Commons vote on the changes.

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Winter fuel payment cuts leaving pensioners ‘worried sick’, MPs warned

The House of Commons will be asked to approve the changes on September 10.

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The eligibility criteria for the benefit are changing meaning millions face losing the £300 boost

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DWP £300 Winter Fuel Payments warning in update on numbers impacted

Pensioners are “worried sick” that they won’t be able to heat their homes this year, parliamentarians have been told ahead of a Commons vote on winter fuel allowance.
From this year, older people in England and Wales who are not in receipt of pension credit or certain other means-tested benefits, will no longer receive the winter fuel payments.
The changes were announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in July, as she told MPs that a number of spend…

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Pensioners ‘Worried Sick’ Over Winter Fuel Allowance Cuts, MP Warns

The government had been refusing to allow MPs to vote on the cut announced this summer and opposed by other parties, and some Labour politicians.

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MPs to vote on move to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners

Octopus Energy has stepped in to offer up to £200 each to state pensioners after the new Labour Party government axed the £300 Winter Fuel Payments for everybody

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Octopus Energy offers up to £200 support for state pensioners missing out on Winter Fuel Payments

Winter Fuel Payments will be scrapped for anybody outside Pension Credit claimants under new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) plans.

MPs to vote on move to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners

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