Pension Credit, Winter fuel payment

Winter fuel payment claims skyrocket after Labour changes – but 50% of pensioners rejected
Campaigners have said this threshold is too low, and will put two million vulnerable pensioners at risk of missing out. Labour now also faces legal action over the changes as Unite, the party’s biggest union backer, makes an application to the High Court.
Thousands of terminally ill pensioners cruelly denied Winter Fuel Payment figures reveal
Marie Curie is now calling on the Government to guarantee that any person with a terminal illness receives the allowance.
Pension credit applications soar after winter fuel payment cut, but only 5% are approved
Just 42,500 applications for pension credit have been approved over the past 16 weeks - less than 5% of the 880,000 people the Government said were missing out on the benefit in July
DWP gives 81,000 state pensioners £3.9k boost and access to Winter Fuel Payment
The DWP said there had been a 145 per cent increase in the number of Pension Credit claims received in the past 16 weeks compared to the same timeframe before the Chancellor's ann
POLL: Should the rest of the UK follow Scotland and bring back Winter Fuel Payment?
The devolved Scottish Government has announced that all pensioners in Scotland will receive a winter heating payment in 2025/26.
All Scottish Pensioners to Receive Winter Fuel Payment – Find Out How Much You’ll Get
All pensioner households in Scotland will receive a winter fuel payment from the winter of 2025, the Scottish Government has announced. The scheme, which aims to help pensioners with rising energy costs,
Scotland brings back winter fuel payment
I’ve worked hard all my life - I'm entitled to it', says a pensioner in Scotland.
All Scottish pensioners to get winter fuel payment
Every pensioner household in Scotland will receive a winter fuel payment next year, the Scottish government has announced.
Union launches legal action over winter fuel payment cut
Unite, one of Labour’s major donors, has repeatedly called on the Government to abandon its decision to means test the winter ...
Winter Fuel Payment: Tiny £12.99 heater costs pennies to run and keeps me warm all day without central heating
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Every pensioner household in Scotland to get winter fuel payment next year
Shirley-Anne Somerville is expected to announce a new benefit to help pensioners who lost their winter fuel payments.
All pensioners in Scotland qualify for winter fuel payment from Scottish Government
The Scottish Government will introduce a new pension-age winter heating payment for almost 900,000 pensioners in winter ...
Major winter fuel payment update in Scotland as Keir Starmer comes under pressure
The Prime Minister is under pressure after the Scottish government announced every OAP north of the border would receive a ...
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Unite union takes legal action over Winter Fuel Payment cut
The union has applied to the High Court for a judicial review of the government’s decision to cut the Winter Fuel Payment for ...
Every pensioner in Scotland to receive winter fuel payment next year
Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville announced the news in a statement to the Scottish parliament on Thursday.