They says expenses should be ‘redirected to support the Winter Fuel Payment’ ❄️Nearly 92,000 people have signed a petition calling for a reduction in MPs' expensesThe petition was created in response to the Government's decision to means-test the Winter Fuel Allowance for pensionersIts creator argues that politicians’ expenses should be cut to support vulnerable pensionersPayments,

The money is just for the holiday kitty,” says Jon Harvey of the £300 he was given every winter to help with heating bills. “I could also use it to go out for a nice meal.” The 80-year-old, like all pensioners in England and Wales,

Some 83% of those aged 80 or over will also miss out on the benefit this winter, according to Government estimates.

The governments plan to restrict pensioners winter fuel payment to households getting pension credit has been easily if grudgingly passed by parliament. This was despite a strong case for delaying the move to

Seven out of 10 disabled pensioners will lose their winter fuel payment owing to Rachel Reeves’ cuts, documents have revealed, after Labour was forced to publish an equality assessment.

Two neighbouring councils are being urged to call out the UK Government over controversial cuts to winter fuel payments for most pensioners. Councillors in both Wrexham and Flintshire will debate motions next week to condemn the decision by the Labour government in Westminster and demand for the plans to be reversed.

Welsh Labour minister defends cuts to winter fuel payments for pensioners - Welsh Labour minister Jane Hutt insisted there is a hole in the public purse and ‘difficult decisions are now being taken’.