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Will state pension increases offset the impact of Winter Fuel Payment changes?
13 September 2024

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer claimed that the state pension ‘will increase by more than any loss of the Winter Fuel Payment’.

Are recent migrants prioritised for council housing?
11 September 2024

After the government was criticised for not proceeding with a Conservative plan for a ‘UK connection test’, we take a look at who can apply for social housing, and who …

Has the government ‘scrapped’ cost of living support for pensioners?
9 September 2024

Rishi Sunak claimed Labour has ‘scrapped’ cost of living support for pensioners, and the Winter Fuel Payment. We've had a look at what’s happened to various pensioner cost of living …

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