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MPs vote to cut winter fuel payments
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September 11, 2024
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Sep 11, 20243:30Now PlayingMillions of pensioners will lose winter fuel payments after the government won a vote to cut them.
Despite the win, the vote divided Labour MPs with some calling for a U-turn, saying the policy will leave less well-off pensioners with "a heart-breaking choice between heating and eating this winter".
The cut means from this winter only those claiming pension credit or other means-tested benefits will receive help with their fuel bills, whereas previously the allowance was available to anyone over the age of 66.
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