Nearly 150,000 people have called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to reverse winter fuel cuts set to hit around 10 million pensioners.
A petition from The Silver Voices, an organisation for UK senior citizens, has been signed by almost 150,000 people and calls on the government to reverse plans to means-test the winter fuel allowance.
The cuts were announced among a number of “urgent decisions” Ms Reeves said were necessary because of the previous Tory government’s “undisclosed” overspending and are expected to save £1.5 billion. READ MORE: DWP Winter Fuel Payment alert as two groups of pensioners can now make new claim It means those not on pension credit or other means-tested benefits will no longer get the annual payments, worth between £100 and £300.
The petition calls for the government to restore “a universal winter fuel payment for all older people on modest incomes, payable automatically without the need to claim”.
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