Two million state pensioners will lose £600 Winter Fuel Payment under new rules

Up to 2 million pensioners who need a Winter Fuel Payment will lose it under Rachel Reeves's plan, Age UK says. Ms Reeves has scrapped the social care cap and curbed winter fuel payments, as well as announcing big cuts to hospital and road projects, as she seeks to plug what she called a £22bn hole in public spending that was “covered up” by the Conservative government. Caroline Abrahams, director of the Age UK charity, said: "We strongly oppose the means-testing of Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) because our initial estimate...