Government 'picking pockets of pensioners' by cutting winter fuel payments, says union boss

Credit: Sky News- Published on September 8, 2024
Firebrand union leader Sharon Graham has told Sky News that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is guilty of "picking the pockets of pensioners" by cutting winter fuel payments. 

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Published on September 9, 2024 -  00:53
Government defends winter fuel payment cuts
Amid mounting pressure for the Government to U-turn on means testing winter fuel payments, Dame Diana Johson defended the measure, saying that the prime minister had to make tough decisions to fix a "black hole worth £22 billion" in the economy. The policing minister said that the Government was working to ensure all pensioners who were entitled to pension credit claimed the benefit. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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