US EditionUK state pensioners could get £233 boost after winter fuel payment axe
- Over 10 million pensioners in England and Wales received the winter fuel payment last year, according to government data.
- The government plans to means test the winter fuel payment to address a £22 billion public finance gap.
- A charity is urging the government to postpone the means testing until more individuals can apply for pension credit.
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People are dreading the prospect of their energy bills doubling next year. That is why the Ministry of Energy will introduce a new aid scheme for seniors with low pensions and needy people. Until now, the threshold up to which people will benefit from this amount of money has not been announced.
'Evil' plan to reduce access to winter fuel allowance leaves pensioners feeling 'ashamed'
After MPs voted to cut the winter fuel payment for all but the country's poorest pensioners, one former monk tells Sky News the plans are "evil" and have left his friends feeling "ashamed" at having to apply for means testing.
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