Charities demand to meet UK ministers as 1.6m disabled OAPs set to lose winter fuel payments

15-09-2024 06:00 1 Minutes reading Negative -0.66
<p>Call comes after government forced to reveal that 71% of pensioners with disabilities will lose entitlement despite dependence on warmer homes</p><p>Groups representing disabled people are demanding urgent meetings with ministers after it was revealed that 1.6 million pensioners with disabilities will lose their winter fuel payments because of government cuts.</p><p>The figures were released by the Department for Work and Pensions on Friday evening, in answer to a freedom of information request, despite the government having said it had done no official impact assessment on the policy. The internal DWP analysis also suggested that nine in 10 pensioners aged between 66 and 79, and eight out of 10 over-80s would lose their allowance.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/15/charities-demand-to-meet-uk-ministers-as-16m-disabled-oaps-set-to-lose-winter-fuel-payments">Continue reading...</a>

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