Keir Starmer has signalled a potential U-turn regarding the winter energy payments. 

Back in March, the UK government changed the rules for the Winter Fuel Payment, so that from winter 2024/25, it was only available to households that received the Pension Credit or certain other means-tested benefits. 

This made it so that only 1.5 million pensioners received the payment, down from 10.8 million.  

UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking reinstating them looks like a defeat for Starmer, as it was his government that axed the payments in the first place. 

He says the Prime Minister’s in a difficult position. 

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Keir Starmer has signalled a potential U-turn regarding the winter energy payments.&nbsp;
Back in March, the UK government changed the rules for the Winter Fuel Payment, so that from winter 2024/25, it was only available to households that received the Pension Credit or certain other means-tested benefits.&nbsp;
This made it so that only 1.5 million pensioners received the payment, down from 10.8 million. &nbsp;
UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking reinstating them looks like a defeat for Starmer, as it was his government that axed the payments in the first place.&nbsp;
He says the Prime Minister’s in a difficult position.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

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Rod Liddle: UK Correspondent on the reinstatement of the Winter Fuel Payments for pensioners

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