Age UK has written to the chancellor, explaining why we oppose the means-testing of winter fuel payment and asking her to take action to safeguard the estimated two million pensioners who, as things stand, are set to lose it and who will experience severe hardship as a result.
Many Labour MPs have reported being bombarded with complaints from constituents furious at the plan, which was not in Labour's election manifesto.
Reeves was told by a group of anxious Labour backbenchers that they did not believe the plans were fair.
The means test would limit winter fuel payments only to those on pensions credit, thus potentially depriving around two million pensioners of a payment they badly need.
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