Labour changes to the winter fuel payment continue to prove divisive
Pensioners ‘missing meals’ after Labour’s winter fuel payment changes
Thousands of pensioners are missing meals, cutting back on essentials and feeling more cold at home this winter following the government’s changes to the winter fuel payment, a damning new survey has found.
Research conducted by trade union Unite has found that over two-thirds of its retired members have had to turn down the heating this year, while a third are taking fewer baths and showers.
In the poll of around 6,000 retirees, 63 per cent said that they had felt cold more often this winter compared to previous years, with 16 per cent saying they have even had to cut back on meals.
Pensioners ‘missing meals’ after Labour’s winter fuel payment changes
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/winter-fuel-payment-labour-dwp-changes-b2687803.html
