Nearly 100,000 pensioners in Shropshire are set to lose winter fuel payments if the government's policy of means testing the benefit goes ahead, one of the county's MPs has said.
Nearly 100,000 pensioners in Shropshire are set to lose winter fuel payments if the government's policy of means testing the benefit goes ahead, one of the county's MPs has said.She says analysis shows an estimated 98,121 across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin including 21,803 pensioners in her North Shropshire constituency are at risk of losing the £300 payment, which helps with heating bills in the cold winter months.
If passed, the Liberal Democrat motion would protect local pensioners by blocking the Government’s changes and restoring their winter fuel payments. It is set to be tabled as soon as Parliament returns next week and has been backed by all 72 Liberal Democrat MPs.Across the country, 11 million pensioners are set to lose their winter fuel payment under the Government’s plans, including two million that the charity Age UK has said will struggle to afford their energy bills as a result.
Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat MP for North Shropshire, said: “Stripping support from many of the poorest pensioners just when energy bills are set to rise again is simply wrong. It could force vulnerable elderly people to choose between eating and heating when temperatures drop.
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