#means-testing

#means-testing

Another stealthy freeze in the tax system is the £35,000 cut-off for entitlement to Winter Fuel Payments. This was not increased in the Budget and it seems highly like that it will remain frozen for the foreseeable future. This means that pensioners currently on incomes under £35,000 could lose their Winter Fuel Payments if inflation increases to their pensions gradually take them over the cut-off.