Government data shows most of those who do not claim their pension credit will miss out through means-testingMore than three-quarters of a million pensioners who need the winter fuel payment will lose out on it when Labour begins means-testing the benefit, according to the government’s own equality analysis.After the government was criticised for not carrying out a full impact assessment of the change, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) quietly released a document on Friday night which predicted that about 780,000 pensioners whose low incomes mean they are eligible for the payment will stop getting it when it becomes means-tested. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/14/780000-entitled-winter-fuel-payment-will-lose-out-cut-pension-credit
Author : Donna Ferguson
Publish date : 2024-09-14 11:08:28
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