Government opts against phasing out new boilers by 2035 in effort to cut energy bills by as much as £1,000 a yearAnalysis: Labour’s warm homes plan is all carrot and no stick for UK householdsThere will be no...
Read MoreE3G thinktank warns retrofit sector could shed 10,000 skilled jobs as small firms struggle to surviveCuts to a scheme for insulation and heatpumps for low-income households will leave homes damp, draughty and unsafe over winter,...
Read MoreEnergy secretary says chancellor did not make mistake in initial decision to remove benefit from most pensionersRachel Reeves “deserves credit” for her U-turn on winter fuel allowance, Ed Miliband has said while...
Read MoreChancellor reluctantly tries to smooth things over but looks as if she can’t quite believe some of the nonsense she is sayingMmmm. That went well, didn’t it? One of the first things Labour did after winning the...
Read MoreThe government is reinstating the winter fuel payment to most pensioners in England and Wales. We explain how it will work based on individual and household incomesUK politics live – latest updatesAfter months of...
Read MoreChange means about 7.5 million pensioners in England and Wales who lost out on payment will have it restoredUK politics live – latest updatesAll pensioners with an income of £35,000 or less a year will have the...
Read MoreIncreasingly irrelevant Tory leader once again shows she hasn’t been paying attentionEven a stopped clock shows the right time twice a day. A level of success to which Kemi Badenoch can only aspire right now. We’ve...
Read MoreThreshold over which pensioners are no longer eligible for payment will rise before winter, chancellor saysUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has confirmed that winter fuel payments will be reinstated in time...
Read MoreDeputy PM said she could not guarantee payment would be restored to pensioners in time for winterKeir Starmer could set out more details of the winter fuel allowance U-turn at the spending review next month, the deputy prime...
Read MoreBe it winter fuel, criminal justice, the EU or Chagos Islands, never miss a chance to try to rewrite Tory historyI fear for Kemi Badenoch’s sanity. She may need a little respite care. From herself. Little more than 24...
Read MoreThreshold for top-up could be raised, opening door to government revisiting other unpopular benefits cutsKeir Starmer has announced a partial U-turn that would make more pensioners eligible for winter fuel payments, as...
Read MoreGovernment to loosen eligibility rules for pensioners in face of backlash against decision to means test benefitUK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has confirmed that he wants more pensioners to be eligible for...
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