Winter Fuel Payment

Get clear answers about the UK Winter Fuel Payment. Find fact checks mostly about who gets winter fuel payments, and how winter fuel payments help pensioners.

13 September 2024

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

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

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9 September 2024

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

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 support measures.

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