Rachel Reeves has hinted at a shift on the winter fuel allowance saying she is 'listening' to Labour MPs.
The Chancellor suggested she is considering the threshold at which the benefit is removed after the cut was seen as a factor in dire local election results.
Ms Reeves stripped nine million pensioners of the payments - worth up to £300 - soon after Labour came to power. Only those on pension credit are still entitled.
But Keir Starmer has been facing the threat of a revolt over that policy, as well as curbs to working age benefits.
There is speculation that the leadership is looking for a way out, potentially by scaling back the cuts.
