Sir Keir Starmer has announced a U-turn on last year’s controversial cuts to winter fuel payments.
More than nine million pensioners lost out on payments worth up to £300 after eligibility for the pension top-up was tightened last year.
Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir said ministers would look again at the threshold to allow “more pensioners” to qualify again.
He did not provide further details, adding that the changes would be made at a future Budget.
But he added the govenrment would only “make decisions we can afford”.