Humans Recycling Feudalism: Millions of UK Pensioners to Lose Winter Fuel Cash Thanks to Labour

Millions of pensioners will lose winter fuel cash

Winter fuel payments are set to end for millions of pensioners this year after an attempt to block the cuts failed.
The Conservatives tabled a motion to halt the government’s plan to restrict the payments to all but the poorest pensioners, but it was rejected by 348 to 228 votes – a majority of 120.

Dozens of Labour MPs were reported to have been planning to abstain in protest at the cuts despite Chancellor Rachel Reeves urging them to back her decision.

In the end, 52 MPs did not take part in the vote, including some Labour ministers, but it is not yet known how many had deliberately abstained or were absent from Parliament for another reason. Only one Labour MP voted against the government.

Shouts of “shame” were heard in the Commons chamber as the result was announced, which will mean the number of fuel payments will fall from 11.4 million to 1.5 million this winter.
The payments of either £200 or £300 are normally made in November and December and will still be paid to all pensioners claiming pension credit to top up a low income.
Sir Keir Starmer told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that the impact on the 10m pensioners losing out would be lessened by the fact pensions are rising by 4% in April, increasing the full state pension by £460 a year.

However, pension payments are made throughout the year, rather than in a lump sum like winter fuel payments, and are not intended to only cover heating costs.

During the debate, Conservative shadow work and pensions secretary Mel Stride said Labour made no mention of cutting fuel payments during the election campaign.

“Broken promises already, that special contract that they sought to have with the British people based on integrity and decency smashed into a million pieces,” he said.

He added the Labour government had “caved in to its trade union paymasters” with above-inflation pay settlements for striking workers made “on the backs of vulnerable pensioners”.

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The change is expected to shave £1.4bn from the welfare bill this year, as a step towards filling the £22bn “black hole” Ms Reeves says the government inherited from the Conservatives.

Text Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5r07kw24no

348 Labour MPs earning £91,346 a year (many of whom get their heating costs in their second homes paid by taxpayers) voted in parliament to take away the winter fuel allowance from millions of pensioners. Their conceit, nefariousness and hypocritical entitlement is disgraceful.

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