Chancellor Announces Plans to Cut Winter Fuel Payments for 10 Million Pensioners

There are fears some pensioners will struggle to heat their homes this winter, after Rachel Reeves slashed the number who'll receive the winter fuel payment. Around 10 million pensioners will lose their winter fuel payments under new plans announced by the Chancellor. From autumn, those not on pension credit or other means-tested benefits will no longer get the annual payments.
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[@davidfoster2006]

Picking on the pensioners with the lowest state pension in Western Europe is a disgrace.

[@bartz4439]

western europe xD you are more social soviet communists than CCCP xD

[@mrdemocracy7106]

You Labour voters voted for this so now you complain

[@marylauder3374]

They want pensioners dead!

[@paulweir5031]

Pensioners with plenty of money.

[@marylauder3374]

@@paulweir5031 what do you class as plenty of money!

[@RobertAshleyWright]

Reduce MP's salaries and expenses !

[@susansmith6737]

Reduce money going to the billionaires - the British Royal Family.

[@Exanto777]

Cut Starmers pay and pension

[@dm32904]

stop funding zelenskys property portfolio

[@dm32904]

@@Exanto777 starmers pension is tax free believe it or not

[@Exanto777]

@@dm32904 annoying and unfair. While his lot bash pensioners by cancelling the winter fuel payment.

[@PaulJohn-m5w]

if this is going to affect the poorest elderly people in society it is inhumane. Elderly people die during winter as they can't afford to pay heating bills. This is criminal and she should be blamed for it.

[@teresaweeks8214]

One day very soon on the day of judgement these people will reap what they sow. Honour they father and thy mother, look after widows and orphans.

[@PaulJohn-m5w]

@@Whiskah so who are the millions of pensioners they're talking of being affected by this labour policy? The rich pensioners?

[@james970027]

​​@@Whiskahadditionally pensioners have been given so many handouts in the Tory government while the young have been shafted time and time again and pensioners also lived through one of the easiest financial periods this country has ever seen - at some point, if you've not managed to save and invest wisely when you've had an entire lifetime to build wealth in an easy time and additionally have a state pension which will likely be gone before the point in which most young people these day retire.... Who is really to blame for that? At some point other groups need to be considered outside of pensioners so sorry to those who feel it's harsh but there are more groups in society than one and after a triple lock and suggested quadruple lock on top of an easy financial period while they worked... You've had enough handouts in your lifetime as opposed to young people now who get nothing and struggle to actually own anything asset wise depending on location. I feel sympathy for pensioners who struggle, but equally appreciate they have had more than enough time to secure themselves and have an additional state pension and other benefits which likely won't be available for young people by the time they retire.

[@bartz4439]

on a one hand yes, on the other, they voted for decades to live in situation like this, they took all advantage throught they entire life without thinking once about consequences when getting old its like taking gazillion in credit to have today porshe, 5 bedroom house, mansion abroad, 8000 inch flat screen tv, without thinking that there will be a bill to pay. beside, they are from democratic boom, so how come there are no chiildren to support them? cuz it was EASIER to live without kids? no problems with raising, spending money? so now they will pay the price

[@margeryewing4137]

@@Whiskah I get a single pound over the cut off for getting pension credit, so I will be getting very cold or hungry this winter, mind you with prices as they are it will be both 🤔

[@tonywalsh1408]

Its a disgrace picking on pensioners and the vulnerable

[@pooranrashidi9714]

Quit agree and well said

[@Factsdontcareaboutfeelings182]

But they will pour money in to housing migrants

[@MAHMED-s6h]

Pay the illegal immigrants who have contributed to nothing in thousands Scrap the winter fuel allowance of £200 Only for the pensioner who's worked all their lives and contributed thousands.

[@zebedee1940]

NEVER A TRUER COMMENT SPOKEN!

[@dm32904]

nice and warn in a 4star holiday inn

[@ronholfly]

The government looks after illegal immigrants' with monetary benefits then turns round and punishes British pensioners.

[@keithhiggins2237]

I bet the immigrants won't be cold this winter.

[@deborahtranter9183]

So any pensioner who is not on benefits is described by Labour as 'wealthy'. Tell that to the millions of pensioners who have an income of just £2 above the threshold to be eligible for benefits. I guess that there will be a lot of pensioners who won't be able to heat their homes this winter. How out of touch Labour is. So glad that I didn't vote for them.

[@paulinebretherton6870]

Yes I’ve just made this comment .

[@eliasarwadi6833]

It's disgusting for the chancellor to stop winter fuel allowance for certain pensioners.

[@geoffreypowell9220]

People thought the Labour party was for the ordinary working man/woman now they know different...

[@geoffas]

The Labour party have not been the party of the working class for several decades. They prefer woke and globalist policies. 😞

[@dm32904]

i was started out as that, but has long since changed policy

[@grahammitchell8524]

Still plenty of money for the shirkers and the illgals.

[@bobneaves3797]

I trust that all you Labour supporters out there who voted Labour into government are proud that because of YOUR decision that the winter fuel payments the have now been stopped to thounds of the elderly who are going to suffer through the next winter.

[@michaelrawlings6533]

Then again - the Tories made all the other costs go up and hardly give a stuff as well.

[@TheLukeLambert]

I do hope you've been complaining and campaigning for everyone else when a slew of austerity cuts were handed out to everyone BUT pensioners. Time for them to feel the same we've all been getting for a long while now, maybe less Starbucks and Netflix and they'll get by!

[@johnstewart6457]

The government should be sued for this

[@Arabrabj1248]

There are many pensioners that are just above the pension credit but have a very low pensions this is very wrong. 😮😢

[@lesleyebdon8044]

I'm one and the irony is my late husband got a much higher pension than me but because he was ill and received attendance allowance he would still have got the WFP whereas I will not.

[@TheLukeLambert]

Sounds like they should've saved more! Less Starbucks and Netflix, they'll get by!

[@lesleyebdon8044]

@@TheLukeLambert Irony? I hope.

[@tg4941]

No it's the only comment he can make. ​@@lesleyebdon8044

[@paulweir5031]

I do not understand your comment: they are above PC but have low pensions?

[@EddoTiny]

What is the point in going to work I know people who are getting £1600 a month in benefits plus no council tax to pay I worked 30 years in the NHS and appart from a couple of years in the 70s have worked and payed into the system most of my adult life. I get £600 NHS pension and no state pension till I am 67 then when I do get state pension even with my NHS pension I will get less than a lot of people on pension credit and because I payed into my work pension I won't get pension credit so not heating allowance for me. This country is a joke and I totally understand why migrants want to come it's the place to come where only the people who put nothing in can claim the maximum out

[@ISABELLABlair-b9r]

I totally agree I have 51yrs contributions you only need 35 so where is the other 16yrs gone? It does not pay to work in this Country you are worse off . Instead of dishing out benifits, housing and the use of our NHS to illegal immigrants they should be looking after the pensioners who have worked and contributed their whole working life to this Country Britian is BROKEN

[@dotmac6480]

@@EddoTiny unfortunatley when you get your pension with having a nhs pension you will pay tax everymonth. That's the position I'm in and no help for anything.

[@MAHMED-s6h]

Respect the pensioner and thank them for the contribution they have made all their lives.

[@AnneMechen-no5gj]

Reeves has signed pensioners death warrent...wasnt covid enough. More hospital beds will be needed for pensioners who will suffer with pneumonia, hypothermia due to not being able to heating their homes. Why not put tax on gambling they used to years ago, that would give them revenue. Stop paying benefits for layabouts and illegal immigrants. Keep the 2 children capped benefit for now and pay pip in vouchers.

[@grumpygirl8317]

Meanwhile illegal military men are fed, kept warm and in house nurses in hotels some of them being very old beautiful buildings all while our young and old die in the cold.

[@IBIZABIKE]

Meanwhile subsidised food and drinks for wealthy mps

[@Sammy-qt9it]

They don’t spend billions on food though…. I agree we should help pensioners don’t understand why it can’t be targeted if we need to save money

[@miguelb6282]

It's 7.5 million a year and Labour said they are looking to cut it back.

[@IBIZABIKE]

@@miguelb6282 they should pay the full cost ,it is an unnecessary perk

[@zebedee1940]

And all the So called SIRS,

[@Lynny5]

I don’t think it’s right. My mum has worked all her life and paid taxes. Some people have never contributed a penny and get help ! Broken Britain!! 🤬 why not deduct money from MP’s salaries instead!!

[@Lynny5]

And love to the Southport community and family it’s absolutely heartbreaking!! Stop the boats!!

[@20quid]

"Some people have never contributed a penny and get help" This literally isn't true. People need to have made at least 10 years of National Insurance contributions to qualify for the reduced state pension, and 35 years to get the full amount.

[@Jourifouler]

Yes lets give more help to the richest people in society who own homes and nothing to working families

[@Lynny5]

@@20quid I’m on about the winter fuel payment! Everyone used to have it. They are only going to give to people who are on a low income. My mum had 4 jobs after my dad died to keep us with food! Now she won’t get anything yet someone who has never wanted to work will get it!! What are you on about?

[@blauewaffel1469]

⁠@@Lynny5 you are assuming everyone on a low income is workshy or something? Why should the demographic with the most accumulated wealth get these payments if they are not actually in need? Why were utility bills allowed to get so high in the first place?

[@davidcosgriff6930]

They need the money for the illegal immigrants.

[@christopherwheatley4360]

No boats before Brexit, all borders have two sides and the French were protecting ours, also we had the Dublin Agreement returns scheme. Project Fear, more like the bleeding obvious, those who voted for Brexit have inflicted the Channel immigration issues on us all.

[@wendycoombes5223]

Exactly,

[@Liam.921]

Already took 700million and got no further forward

[@sammygit9486]

Not as much as billions to You Crane

[@chrysalis4126]

And the MPs expenses and fancy food and drink subsidies for them.

[@wendycoombes5223]

Good old Labour,true to form,making this country more attractive to the non-workers and illegals.

[@AnnemarieHolden]

You mean the carers that saves you money and the disabled

[@ronniedobson]

@@AnnemarieHolden you mean these people are all carers and not work shy 🙄

[@robertlewis7257]

It will always be thus with Labour - Mote to come

[@zebedee1940]

TORIES Started letting them in 1

[@KimOsborne-nj5kz]

Robbing Reeves

[@dm32904]

reeves claimed 1300 pound last year for electricity

[@WhiteManInAVan]

Its a good thing Labour sent £3bil to Ukraine before deciding which Brits get to live with dignity

[@dm32904]

if they send anymore jets over the black sea we will all be very warm this winter

[@WhiteManInAVan]

@@dm32904 true. All our weapons are occupied fighting others wars, so no chance we could stop them. Also its alot quicker and less painful than our children and elderly starving and freezing to death.

[@dm32904]

@@WhiteManInAVan i would say put our borders before ukraines, its nothing to do with us if 2 corrupt countries want to fight each other

[@WhiteManInAVan]

@@dm32904 I'm guessing you don't get sarcasm...

[@dm32904]

@@WhiteManInAVan i understand fully what you mean

[@richardmartin4839]

Labour should be ashamed of themselves

[@jmca3324]

Pensioners have the triple lock , they have it better than any of us will come retiral

[@thisismetoday]

Did you hear the part about the cover-up? Did that register with you?

[@andrewmurray4308]

Labour will be a one term goverment.​@@thisismetoday

[@thisismetoday]

@@andrewmurray4308 🥱

[@brymorian]

Richsedmartin48, but they are the ones who put them there, too don't bite the hand that feeds you

[@trishbarrett4496]

There should be an uproar from the British people to SHUT OUR BORDERS NOW !!!

[@dogzero1]

Racist alert

[@mrdemocracy7106]

You get what you voted for! That's Labour a disgraceful bunch

[@andrewdudson7750]

You will get arrested for being far right

[@dm32904]

protect dover before odesa

[@v3numgough465]

Wonder how many voted Labour Enjoy the 'Change'

[@thekittenwolf]

Only 20% of the voting population voted labour, probably over half of them didn't know what Keir Starmer is, so I would say less than 10% of the voting population consciously wanted Labour. And that is before any "hindsight" that they may have. (60% of voters voted, that's why it's 20%).

[@Onewonton]

😂

[@chrysalis4126]

You do know its a response to the tories mess?

[@v3numgough465]

@@chrysalis4126 Lets not go there. £20bn blackhole on finances that are publicly available? Believe what you want and as I posted 'Enjoy the 'Change'. People were warned Labour would cost £2000 a year more. I am starting to believe it.

[@v3numgough465]

@@thekittenwolf Exactly. Hope they are overjoyed with paying more.

[@rrstows3522]

The problem is that we know some well off don't need it but the threshold is set so low anyone on just the pension of £11500 will loose it and struggle eating or heating.

[@TheSecurdisc]

Mind you, they are still sending £3 billion to Ukraine !

[@steveb3060]

Zelenski likes fast Italian sports cars, holiday homes and large yachts and they cost a lot of money.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Russia still has 22,000 nuclear warheads.

[@stephenrhodes9767]

And 11.8 billion to overseas countries to pay for their solar and wind farms.

[@kevinb6996]

@@steveb3060 Ziolensk's wife bougjht a $4 million Bugatti.

[@julielawlor5482]

​@@kevinb6996Get your facts right It was quoted in a Russian newspaper

[@patriciatennant1090]

I'm over 70, I get 400 pounds a month state pension. I applied for pension credits under Therese Coffey. I wasn't asked anything about my finances but was sent an email stating I was entitled to nothing. I'm sure I'm not alone in this situation.

[@dogzero1]

Why only 400 quid per month? The state pension is much more than that. I think someone is telling lies here.

[@eileenemmins5875]

@@dogzero1she hasn’t paid a full stamp that’s why she only gets £400 So don’t just say she’s lying when you know nothing

[@paulweir5031]

Any pensioner on £400 per month will receive PC if they apply for it. There is no way that the DWP woul d dismiss your claim without knowledge of your income.

[@TGNWR98UD]

So pensioners are going to be culled by the Labour Government and replaced by more expensive illegal immigrants. What a country we now live in.

[@NeonVisual]

No, labour are simply removing the bribe incentives given to pensioners to buy their vote. The gravy train is over, you've had triple locked pensions paid for by the working population who haven't seen a pay rise for 15 years. Expect the removal of more pensioner bribes to come, you'll just have to buy Worthers Original and knitting subscriptions. Tighten your bootstraps and manage your money better.

[@ceemmm3526]

Hopefully they are. Its pensioners rhetoric and the politicians that they voted for who got us into this mess.

[@nickryan7151]

Spot on

[@dm32904]

cant use pensioners for cannon fodder

[@nickryan7151]

@@dm32904 no but they will they don't care with there millions in there bank

[@stevenmoses5807]

Ask reeves about the £310 thousand she paid herself only a few days ago.mps on minimum wage. Stop sending money abroad.abolish every single immigrant now

[@blauewaffel1469]

Ivanbot detected 🇷🇺🤖

[@thekittenwolf]

Yes politicians should all be on minimum wage

[@Shaftalooooo]

There is something called “ dependent population” Unfortunately in the many circle of the political games, Active populations are given more chances than pensioners.

[@Leon-lt5gv]

@@stevenmoses5807 🤔=🤣

[@julianshepherd2038]

My doctor, dentist and physiotherapist are all immigrants. Pakistan, India and Brasil.

[@janclapham8367]

How dare tjhey call the'pension' a benefit....49 + years of working gets me a pension...

[@wendycoombes5223]

Yes annoying isn't it. You work all your life paying taxes and national insurance and then they tell you it's a benefit.. We earned it.

[@garycannon2887]

X years on benefits also gets you the same benefits pension

[@veegerman6135]

Winter fuel allowance is a benefit. ​@@wendycoombes5223

[@bevfalloon402]

@@garycannon2887yes it’s all wrong. Those of us that worked get less than the non workers. I do despair.

[@miguelb6282]

Being able to retire is a luxury. My father is almost 70 and still having to work. They keep upping the age and I probably won't retire until a similar age. Problem with the older generation is they always expect everything to go their way.

[@terryb392]

MPs will still claim thier fuel bill costs on expenses disgraceful

[@ronniedobson]

Absolutely Disgraceful my mother worked all her life has a small private pension doesn't claim pension credits so won't get it..but a person whose never worked in their life still gets it. your probably better off just claiming benefits. Labour are a joke whoever voted these clowns in shame on you!!!

[@bowjana8128]

No point working

[@ryanmcmahon2422]

DONE AWAY WITH THE ELDERLY IN CARE HOMES,,,, NOW GOING AFTER THEM IN" THERE HOMES....

[@Brian-om2hh]

*their* homes..........

[@teresaweeks8214]

Yes they need their homes to house the newcomers.

[@mrmeldrew693]

The hotels will have the heating cranked up. Maybe the hotels could open up their receptions for the freezing elderly? Disgraceful.

[@jeanmacdonald8075]

The poorest families and pensioners to suffer again , get your priorities right ,

[@lestrem11]

Labour are targeting the poorest people in the country. The UK has amongst the smallest government pensions in Europe.

[@SimDeck]

Good old Labour party. Outdoing the Tories with the nasty little policy for the pensioners because they know they don't get that vote.

[@Michael-td3gz]

But millions for looking after illegals...ok

[@Roar1987]

You all voted for Labour, enjoy. Tax money straight to their union mates. Pensioners losing money while we spend billions housing immigrants, what a circus.

[@margeryewing4137]

@@Roar1987 I didn't!

[@JimmyTheSinz]

Change the word Labour to tories and the word union to big corporation and it’s the same outcome.

[@patkilpatrick-p3o]

Reeves speaks like a true dalek dictator hard voice no empathy not a trace

[@CarlForman-p4z]

Her response was like listening to a tape recording on repeat.

[@emilyappiah1505]

You can SEE that in her Face and EYES 👀 👀 . No Empathy at all.

[@HelenCampbell-zk1ve]

Dreadful voice. So harsh sounding.

[@mrdemocracy7106]

A Typical empty robotic labour Numpty politician. You get what you voted for. Typical Labour

[@tesstessrr1984]

Sad to say this government targeted older people , it’s already struggling with energy bills , food, price hikes inflation. . Plus removing allowance for fuel . Totally unfair.

[@brynwharton9516]

I don't mind losing my winter fuel allowance I will sleep well in my freezing house while the illegal immigrants are warm and cosy in their central heated hotels.

[@jmca3324]

Your tories put them in hotels Bryn so stop whinging . Labour have said they will reshuffle staff from the pathetic tory Rwanda scheme to dramatically increase processing so you and I no longer pay for asylum seekers to live in hotels for up to 18 months the way it was under tory rule.

[@pearldoyle4153]

So will the pm and her their bellys full be nice and warm in their homes While pensioners decide to eat or heat 1 room

[@andrewturner6642]

At least the people that have never paid into the system will be nice and warm in their taxpayer funded hotels.

[@maxinepodd2884]

Absolutely disgusting remove from rich pensioners by all means but to take it from those who struggle through.....and why are we funding war in Ukraine if We are apparently so broke

[@HelenCampbell-zk1ve]

I agree. I know rich pensioners who don't need the winter fuel allowance and a lot of seniors who are struggling despite having worked all their lives and surviving on a State pension alone and fall just short of pension credit . I can't believe how mean and petty Reeves is being. Shame on her.

[@davids8449]

They can stop the cold weather payments for pensioners.......But not the illegal immigrants

[@lesleyswift4012]

Cruel, spiteful, hateful Reeves....but this is what you get if you voted labour.....

[@Jourifouler]

bit dramatic m8

[@lesleyswift4012]

@@Jourifouler You think so do you...try living on a state pension

[@rivgacooper5330]

Tory party left the nation in a awful position, something had to give. As right wing voters don't want tax increases, spending cuts or increases in national debt whay did you think was going to happen? There is no magic money tree, isn't that what you lot say.

[@steveritchie6205]

What would you have cut instead, without the ability to be called cruel, spiteful or hateful?

[@lesleyswift4012]

@@rivgacooper5330 The same excuses....why not hit the higher earners. They are hitting the elderly which is cruel. You did not answer my question try living on a state pension. Whichever party is in, when voted out they leave us in an awful position...remember labour also left us in an awful position. What lot are you talking about I would love to know.........

[@kevinsaward2005]

looks like rachel the robbers off to a good start againts poor pensioners, can't afford your heating well you won't now.

[@freya7pc]

Okay, so fuel payments to senior MPs for their second homes should stop immediately following the same logic- because they certainly don't need it.

[@ElizabethJones-o6k]

Disgusting not everyone who doesn't get pension credit is rich

[@BrianMuscroft]

Isn’t ed ball Yvette coopers husband a labour man

[@Test_Card_Tom]

Nobody wants the very well off to receive a £200 winter fuel allowance. But someone in receipt of a state pension and a private pension totalling £2000 a month isn't wealthy. They have rent or mortage to pay, bills to pay, food to pay for etc. As a pensioner in winter they're at home most days requiring the heating to be on. They are not wealthy. Yet this Labour government have decided they are. They could easily have instead chosen to have stopped the WFP to all those with a pension income/income of more than £4000 a month. But instead they've simply removed it from all 12 million pensioners except those on the very basic of incomes of about £800 a month. Shameful that Labour are not taxing the multi-millionaires and billionaires and companies making vast multi-million pound profits but instead choose to take a measly £200 a year off pensioners.

[@Ed30675]

💯% agree with your comment... Full of common sense...

[@chrysalis4126]

Very few pensioners have a mortgage.

[@kinggeoffrey3801]

Even without a mortgage 2k a month these days is peanuts. Energy, water, Fuel and council tax can take a half of that easily. A disgraceful decision.

[@Test_Card_Tom]

@@chrysalis4126 Many are still in rented accomodation as well.

[@thecolorpurple4488]

Many pensioners are living on 850.00 a month.

[@dineedham9738]

It's costing the Government approximately 8m a day to house migrants in hotels. Yet you punish the Pensioners some of which are just over the Pension Credit limit. Doesn't sound right to me..

[@jaysaunders3101]

WHOEVER VOTED FOR LABOUR SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES....WORDS FAIL ME

[@bowjana8128]

Feel so sorry for anyone born in the uk now

[@arthurmackrell8154]

So me, basically homebound because of disabilities that the NHS won't treat, and having to have the heating on 24/7, in my 80s loses the meagre energy allowance so that all the billions can be lavished on illegal immigrants, many of whom are criminals. It makes me so angry, Labour couldn't care less about those at the bottom of the pile.

[@paulweir5031]

I am very nearly housebound because of my disabilities but I applied for, and received, the top rate of AA plus PC when I became eligible; with the latter I have a range of benefits including Winter Fuel Allowance and Warm Home Discount, these two giving me at present £340 per annum. Have you applied for AA or PC? If not then you have no right to complain. AA top rate is currently £108.55 per week and you can spend it as you wish; plenty of kilowatt hours there.

[@davidhowell7624]

The first people they go after is venerable old people?? No better than the Tories.

[@johnwoodward4319]

Sorry, but Labour is a whole lot worse.

[@warrior2871]

tories wouldent of stopped the winter fuel payment

[@sonnybryan07]

Thought they were going to smash gangs not pensioners

[@GeminiShazza]

Now you’ve stopped the winter fuel payments for pensioners there is no reason why you can’t stop all the handouts for the boat people and all other foreigners that are on benefits that have never paid a penny into the system.

[@indianscout4487]

Here we go, pensioners who have worked hard most of their lives having to supplement the lazy generations after them. We all know who they are !!

[@victorhall]

If one pensioner dies from being unable to afford their heating bill, she will have their blood on her hands. Disgraceful.

[@AnnPettigrew-b4m]

Stop sending billions in aid to other countries, pensioners have put into the country

[@fayevane3582]

You who voted Labour are already reaping your rewards

[@JB.zero.zero.1]

It doesn't really matter which party are in office at the moment, the economy is all over the place. Just got to hope there are no other deep cuts this coming year, as the poor & disabled will be the ones to suffer the most.

[@Leon-lt5gv]

Typical ' a tory in denial trying to blame others is a bit gutless

[@philbamford6957]

​​@@Leon-lt5gvtorys gave the vulnerable winter fuel payments,just wait while labour comes for your pension money.

[@Onewonton]

​@@JB.zero.zero.1 they'll cut public services cause they are too afraid to tax the rich. This wouldn't have happened under Jeremy Corbyn

[@rolandrimann8788]

There's a lot of people who didn't vote theyrjust as bad.

[@brianwalker2696]

Labour could have my winter fuel payments if they spent it on our medical services . But they will not .Cancelling the building of new hospitals is deplorable . Labour's policy of giving money to people on benefits and not helping pensioners and hard working citizens is hard to swallow

[@mickreaddin4979]

There are no *new* hospitals, it was another empty promise from Johnson. The Tory definition of "new" meant a coat of paint and fixing a door.

[@scarlettspear7447]

My Grandad was found dead suffering from bronchial pneumonia He was so terrified of the bills. It will be worse this year.

[@peterbeard933]

The older people of the country did not vote Labour because we have all lived through labour governments before. The Labour voters of today will live to regret their actions

[@bumache]

Yes, that's what he said, "...its one of those things..." and one that would not have happened with a proper control of immigration.

[@adamfull3181]

Thats labour losing next election

[@williamkennedy5492]

My winter fuel bill doubled, summer time its still high, and now these scumbags remove the cold weather payment, Can they get any lower to hurt pensioners the answer is yes as the tax threshold will not increase, Reeves will be responsible for pensioners deaths due no cold weather payments. This government disgusts me and the horror is we have another 5 years heaven help us older people as this labour government will not !.

[@thisismetoday]

State of silence? Labour wasn’t in power! They couldn’t do anything. Stop reducing the responsibilities of the Tories. They are the one and only people to blame!

[@thisismetoday]

Hunt was angry to have been called out.

[@AbigailBrown-wk7xl]

The elderly are freezing to death. This is cruel . Elderly are vulnerable. The Elderly cant afford to turn on there heating. This is shocking

[@Ed30675]

Yes... My labour vote is now withdrawn... Next vote will be neither Labour or the despicable Tories....it will go to the best of the rest....

[@pearldoyle4153]

They.dont care thier bellys full and their homes will be nice and warm while pensioners will be struggling to either eat or heat 1 room in their homes again

[@terryelks-op3jk]

This is just the start, she will really hit the pensioners in the next budget😢

[@harrisonhonda3745]

Why isn’t the question is 13k enough to live on? Clearly it’s not if it means death without £300

[@jackiepark4673]

While they bask in big well heated homes .they need to think of the older ones struggling on their £11000 per year approx ,in the cold ,cold winter.

[@sadiemallyon829]

Reeves Wants to pick a pocket or two, so 10million pensioners will do !!!

[@barryfender2024]

STOP SENDING MONEY TO OTHER COUNTRIES!!!!for gods sake!!!we haven’t got enough money to look after our own.😡😡😡😡😡😡CHRISSY😡😡😡Getting angry with this government already!!!😡😡😡

[@johntthomson7538]

Labour will regret this unfair removal of this small benefit for pensioners. We will not forget.

[@BarbaraThirlwell]

I'm from a large family now in my 70s🇬🇧and I have worked hard physical work since the age of 13💥everything I have I have worked for and payed for myselfe🧿😡I've Neaver had tax credits or anything🫥these young people need to get off there lazy arses and work!!!! 🐢The government should also look at there own wages!!! 😮😮😮🌿🌵✨One mad pensioner here💥🇬🇧✌️

[@FrankFerns-zs2fe]

It doesn't looks like things will be better under this new govt. Conservatives were the best all around

[@carolineteal9955]

Cannot believe they can take people money when people work hard and are struggling so much disgusting

[@nevrobinson8530]

No doubt evil reeves is a very rich woman.and will be giving themselves a nice increase and plenty of money in the expenses trough to gobble up…

[@gwenstone8171]

She might have been angry but she isn’t one of the people struggling in the uk. She had to concentrate on the speech in front of her and she hardly looked at the anger on other MP# faces - of all parties.

[@nicholasonions9640]

How can she say 85% of pensioners voted Labour. How does she know. She doesn't...

[@rowie32]

i didnt

[@dianerogers8805]

Nor me or my husband 🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@Kathlee-l4z]

Probably wouldn’t have done so if this was going happen

[@Androgen321]

Most pensioners have more sense than to vote Labour.

[@bevfalloon402]

I didn’t and neither did my partner.

[@patrickdempsey4034]

This disgusting, when we see the billions been spent on the sc.. that have been left in

[@infjay8700]

Let's all stop pretending we live in one of the world's wealthiest and affluent societies. Those empowered in government splurge our money anywhere but on real issues that we all face.. Some nations actually look after their poulation.

[@ISABELLABlair-b9r]

Why is Pensioners the ones being penalised at every turn it is extremely out of order. I have 51yrs of contributions and yet you only need 35yrs to qualify for full state pension so where is the extra 16yrs contributions went?. Is Rachel Reeves going to reduce fuel costs? NO !food costs? NO! There are certain people who have never worked a day in their life but yet they get full pension plus pension credits reduced rates and help with rent where is this fair, in other words people are better off not working in this Country as they are financially better off. As for the illegal immigrants coming into this country WHY are they receiving benefit's housing and use of our national health system when they have not contributed 1 penny. The other issue I disagree with is the illegal criminals who are in our prisons why are we keeping them send them back to their own Country to serve their time then our prisons wont be over crowded. This Country should take a leaf out of Jersey's book as they look after their Pensioners and also Australia where you cannot enter unless you have sufficient funds to support yourself. somewhere to live and also a Job. Our System is Broken and lets be honest so is BRITIAN !!!

[@Exanto777]

Time for pensioners to take action against the uncaring labour government. Stop paying the bbc tv tax. That amounts to £162 per year which is a help to your money. If someone arrives at your door asking you to pay the tv licence explain to him that your tv works on wifi. If he asks to come in, ask him for his search warrant, no warrant so no entry and please get off my land right back to the public roadway.

[@davidhora3296]

So pleased to know the loss of my winter fuel allowance will help out a impoverished doctor.

[@janettetaylor8760]

It's not going to them she lying

[@deja-view1017]

Ironically the hospitals may well be overwhelmed with hypothermic elderly patients. I'm sure the junior doctors won't feel guilty about that.

[@miguelb6282]

Same doctors who work so hard and look after all the old people rinsing the NHS. Yeah you should be pleased David.

[@NeonVisual]

So pleased my taxes aren't going to the one in three pensioner millionaire households.

[@NeonVisual]

@@deja-view1017 Put a jumper on if you can't manage your money properly.

[@MrVaypour]

Any government that deems it acceptable to lessen money pensioners receive knowing full well cost is increasing yearly is not fit for purpose. Despicable how they always heat seek societies vulnerable or voiceless first.

[@sandrahunt2186]

I never voted for them because we knew what would happen our son is Labour through and through but he never voted for them because he didn't think they were ready to rule.

[@MichaelMeah-ek1ji]

Send the immigrants back force people to look for work on job centre end of

[@margeryewing4137]

I am disgusted at the labour party removing the winter fuel payment, this means I WILL be cold this winter. SHAME SHAME SHAME

[@tonyangel58]

STOP FEEDING OTHER COUNTRYS SAMPLE

[@dineedham9738]

STOP sending money abroad!!!

[@alancallcut770]

Why are labor taking £6.00 per week ,heating,from us pensioners, plus the free tv licence another £3.00 per week, so that’s £9.00 per week , this ,if she had put this in, labor things they, would do if they got in,power ,they would not have won they election

[@pphalongg-oi5oc]

4 * 5 Star luxury hotels for free electric free free money and free food free times a day what a joke labor out