The government did not carry out an impact assessment on cutting winter fuel support for millions of pensioners, with the prime minister stating it was not legally necessary.
Sir Keir Starmer stated he had not seen any analysis regarding the consequences of the decision to remove payments from pensioners not receiving pension credit.
Sir Keir defended the decision as necessary for economic stability, emphasizing 'mitigations' like pension credit and housing benefits to support affected pensioners.
Conservative leader Rishi Sunak demanded the publication of the impact assessment, accusing the prime minister of 'hiding' the analysis regarding the winter fuel payment cuts.
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