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Key FactsStarmer Signals Reversal on Winter Fuel Support
May 21, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: itv.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: itv.com
- Sir Keir Starmer intends to expand eligibility for winter fuel payments to include more pensioners affected by the cost-of-living crisis.
- The previous cut, introduced last July, aimed to save about £1.5 billion annually and excluded over nine million people.
- Final decisions regarding eligibility changes are scheduled to be announced during the Autumn Budget in October.
- Labour faces mounting internal calls to reconsider welfare reforms following setbacks in recent local and by-elections.
I recognise that people are still feeling the pressure of the cost-of-living crisis including pensioners.— Sir Keir Starmer during Prime Minister's Questions.
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