Could legal bid stop cruel' UK government plan to axe winter fuel benefit?
Briefly

"The government expects to save 1.3 billion pounds in the current tax year and 1.5 billion in subsequent years as part of wider fiscal reforms inherited from the previous Conservative government."
"Critics argue that restricting the Winter Fuel Payment to means-tested benefits will create barriers for elderly people who may find it onerous to apply for those benefits, thus risking their heating needs."
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