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Winter Fuel Payment U-turn as Keir Starmer says more pensioners will qualify

Wales Online Wednesday, 21 May 2025 ()
Winter Fuel Payment U-turn as Keir Starmer says more pensioners will qualifySir Keir Starmer told Prime Minister’s Questions that he understood the financial pressures on pensioners
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Kemi Badenoch says it is a "joke" to say that Sir Keir Starmer's partial U-turn on winter fuel payments is a reaction to the economy improving. The Conservative leader also says she would like to see a change that means pensioners who earn “£11,000 to £15,000 a year getting winter fuel...

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