An additional 50,000 pensioners will be living in relative poverty next year as a result of cuts to the winter fuel allowance, the government's own estimates have revealed. Earlier this year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the £300 payment would be ...

Up to 100,000 pensioners will be pushed into poverty by the decision to end universal winter fuel payments, the Government has admitted. The revelation was included in an impact assessment conducted by the Department of Work and Pensions and shared with a parliamentary committee.

The figures released by the Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall today is full of caveats - including that it takes into account no other policy changes and is only rounded to the nearest 50,000.

Cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners will drive 100,000 more into poverty by 2026, the government has admitted Tens of thousands more pensioners will fall into relative poverty next year as a result of Labour’s decision to means test the payment,

Tens of thousands of pensioners will be pushed into poverty, Government's own analysis shows - Government estimates suggest that limiting the payment will mean an estimated 50,000 more pensioners are in relative poverty after housing costs in 2025,

Thousands forced into poverty by winter fuel squeeze, Government estimates - Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said the Government estimates did not account for measures to mitigate the impact.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall revealed the estimate for the impact of the controversial policy in a letter to MPs.

Thousands more pensioners in poverty due to winter fuel payment cut – DWP - Ministers have faced criticism for slashing access to the payment.

All pensioner households in Northern Ireland affected by cuts to winter fuel support are to receive a one-off payment of £100. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said the payment would be made before the end of March 2025.