Every pensioner household in Scotland will receive a winter fuel payment next year, the Scottish government has announced.
Campaigners have said this threshold is too low, and will put two million vulnerable pensioners at risk of missing out.
The Tory-run authority has also said it will give £200 to around 3,000 people on council tax relief who do not qualify for ...
Energy supplier OVO Energy is sending support to state pensioners this winter after the company's boss said 'it's on us'. The supplier has announced a £50m package of support to help state pensioners ...
SCOTS pensioners who have missed out on support for their heating costs could still receive help. Nearly one million OAPs ...
FOUR mistakes could see you denied a state pension boost and winter fuel payment worth £3,200 – but you can rectify them. The ...
Pension Credit applications can be backdated by three months, meaning pensioners who apply for the benefit by December 21 will also qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment. Pension Credit is designed to ...
The union has applied to the High Court for a judicial review of the government’s decision to cut the Winter Fuel Payment for ...
Scottish pensioners are facing winter right now. They must not be left to freeze just because the UK government has picked their pockets." ...
Unite, one of Labour’s major donors, has repeatedly called on the Government to abandon its decision to means test the winter ...
Liz Kendall has written an open letter on the new Labour Party government's move to end universal Winter Fuel Payments. Under ...