Cuts to the winter fuel allowance could force 100,000 pensioners in England and Wales into relative fuel poverty, recent government analysis indicated.
Internal government modelling shows that removing benefits from millions of pensioners will push about 50,000 more people into relative poverty next year.
Kendall stated that means-testing winter fuel payments was not a decision the government wanted to take, but they had to balance the books due to the budget deficit.
Keir Starmer mentioned that the campaign to increase pension credit not only secures the winter fuel allowance for pensioners but also provides additional financial support.
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