Rachel Reeves announced that winter fuel payments will be reinstated for pensioners after a governmental U-turn on scrapping the benefit. The chancellor is expected to detail changes to the eligibility threshold soon, but an all-inclusive winter fuel payment for all pensioners is off the table. Labour leader Keir Starmer supports making more pensioners eligible following public backlash against previous policies. Reeves implied that adjustments to means testing will expand the number of recipients this winter, with a focus on more fair eligibility methods applicable in upcoming fiscal discussions.
We have listened to the concerns that people had about the level of the means test, and so we will be making changes to that; they will be in place so that pensioners are paid this coming winter.
Ministers are looking at restoring winter fuel as a universal benefit and then recouping the money when high income pensioners fill in their tax returns.
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