Unite claims the government did not follow correct procedure and has instructed lawyers who are asking the High Court for an ...

SCOTS pensioners who have missed out on support for their heating costs could still receive help. Nearly one million OAPs ...

Pensioners have started receiving winter fuel payments for the year, with eligible pensioners set to receive £200-300 in ...

A website aiming to use donations to provide blankets to keep people warm this winter has launched in Staffordshire . Paris ...

Pension Credit applications can be backdated by three months, meaning pensioners who apply for the benefit by December 21 will also qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment. Pension Credit is designed to ...

OVO’s eligibility goes beyond the £150 Warm Home Discount, meaning older people missing out on Winter Fuel Payments may still ...

Every pensioner household in Scotland will receive a winter fuel payment next year, the Scottish government has announced.

The anger caused by Labour scrapping the universal winter fuel payment earlier this year has been well publicised - but a less talked about cut to the benefit has been taking place every year ...

The Conservatives' attempt to block Labour's controversial planned cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment has ended in defeat. After a "tense" debate, MPs voted down the opposition motion by a "thumping ...

More than ten million pensioners will not receive a 2024 winter fuel payment, after the government changed the rules. Payments are only going to those who already receive pension credit or other ...

The government started a fierce debate earlier this year when it announced plans to axe the Winter Fuel Payment for all but the poorest pensioners. Under new rules, UK retirees are only eligible ...

The winter fuel payment has changed. In previous years, all pensioners would receive £200-300 every winter to help towards cold weather heating costs. Now, only certain people can apply.