Many pensioners rushed to apply for the benefit, which is reserved for those on low income who are of state pension age, specifically to maintain their eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment top-up.

AND WE’RE TALKING ABOUT RHODODENDRONS SPECIFICALLY. AND I KNOW THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT COMING OUT OF THE WINTER SEASON AND SOME OF THE DAMAGE. COULD YOU GO INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT?

This year’s awards went to Craig Winter and Dee Stone. Stone was recognized as a “maybe” retiree as Jefferson Attendance Center Principal Lacey Moore says Stone hasn’t committed. Moore had this to say ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said the Government wants to make more pensioners eligible for winter fuel payments. The Government is going to increase the number of pensioners who qualify for the winter ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves maintained the freeze - and inflicted further financial misery by stripping away winter fuel payments. That was widely seen as contributing to a dramatic Labour slump in ...

Senior government figures are in talks about whether to U-turn on the chancellor’s winter fuel cuts within weeks, it has emerged. The cuts, which will strip millions of pensioners of payments ...

Senior government figures are discussing whether to reverse the controversial decision to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners within weeks. More than nine million pensioners lost ...