State pensioners new call to claim £3,900 after winter fuel payment axe
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has dismissed any "tension" between plans to limit Winter Fuel Payments to the poorest pensioners and an increase in older people claiming Pension Credit. Winter Fuel Payments, worth up to £300 annually, will now only be issued to older individuals receiving means-tested benefits such as Pension Credit, Tax Credits (with an annual award of over £26) or Universal Credit (for mixed age couples), as announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in July.


