DWP breaks silence over returning Winter Fuel Payments to 'all' pensioners

The Department for Work and Pensions has broken its silence over returning Winter Fuel Payments to ALL state pensioners. The DWP has issued an update after the eligibility shake-up for the £300 and £200 payments sparked fury last year.

Joy Morrissey questioned Ms Reeves’ decision to “U-turn on non-doms” but not reinsert £300 Winter Fuel Payments. Ms Morrissey told the Commons: “As each week passes, our constituents face more and more negative consequences from the Chancellor’s disastrous budget.

“Last week, the ONS (Office for National Statistics) revealed a staggering 47,000 drop in employment in December. This is the sharpest fall in employment since the pandemic.” The Conservative Party deputy chief whip later continued: “I know the Chancellor is proud of being the first female Chancellor, but wouldn’t it be even better if she was known as the Chancellor who was brave enough to change course?”

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She said: “Now, we have seen a glimmer of hope on the Chancellor’s U-turn on non-doms, which has caused some of the UK’s biggest taxpayers to flee her socialist nightmare. It is a welcome U-turn. But I feel for the Leader of the House and the members opposite.

“I can’t imagine they ever thought they would be explaining why a Labour Government has U-turned on punishing non-doms but not on punishing pensioners.” Ms Morrissey urged the Government to “be bold” and reinstate the payouts.

Labour Party MP Lucy Powell told the Commons: "I will gently remind her of a few stats. Inflation is down now, thanks to this Government. Wages are growing at their fastest rate in three years. We have created more than 70,000 jobs since we came into office, and business investment is at its highest level in 19 years. PwC has just rated the UK the second best place in the world to invest after the US. The International Monetary Fund and the OECD both predict that Britain will be Europe’s fastest-growing major economy in recent years.

"This Government are getting on with the job, and it has been another week of delivering the change that people voted for."