Reeves reveals how many pensioners will get winter fuel payment in major U-turn

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChancellor Rachel Reeves has reversed the decision to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners, a move estimated to cost the Treasury £1.25bn. Approximately 9 million pensioners who lost the payments last year will have them reinstated if they qualify for the state pension on incomes of £35,000 or less. The U-turn follows a significant political backlash and criticism, including Labour's poor performance in the Runcorn by-election and local elections. Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch called the reversal a "humiliating U-turn" while Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey emphasised the hardship caused to pensioners. Pensioners with incomes above £35,000 will have the Winter Fuel Payment collected via PAYE or Self-Assessment, with an option to opt out of receiving the payment altogether. In full9 million pensioners to receive winter fuel payment again this year in Reeves U-turnThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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