Chancellor Rachel Reeves caused anger in July when she announced plans to take up to £300 from ten million pensioners by means-testing the payment.
They voted against a Tory attempt to block the Labour Government's plans to stop all pensioners receiving the benefit by 348 votes to 228 on Tuesday afternoon.
Around 900,000 older Scots will miss out due to the cut. Most of those who are still eligible for the payment receive Pension Credit. "We know the oldest pensioners are the poorest pensioners: many of them older women with no occupational pensions.
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