UK government has ‘no choice’ but to cut winter fuel payment, says minister
The UK business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has said the government has “no choice” over cutting the winter fuel allowance, and urged Labour MPs to...
Ministers facing pressure from unions over winter fuel payment cut
The government is facing renewed pressure from unions to change course over its decision to strip the winter fuel allowance from the bulk of...
There’s no need to cut poorer pensioners’ income. Smarter winter fuel solutions are at hand | Steve Webb
The new government’s honeymoon period with the voters ended at 3.33pm on Monday 29 July. This was when the chancellor stood up to announce...
Labour ministers reveal grave concerns about winter fuel payment cut
Cabinet ministers have grave concerns about Rachel Reeves’s plan to axe the winter fuel allowance for all but the poorest pensioners, the Guardian can...
UK state pension to rise by more than £400 a year, say reports
The full UK state pension is expected to rise by more than £400 a year as a result of April’s triple lock, according to...
The Guardian view on poverty in Britain: desperation in plain sight | Editorial
One of the greatest achievements of the Labour governments in office from 1997 to 2010 was to significantly reduce levels of poverty in Britain....