Pensioners will be forced to answer 243 questions over 22 pages in order to claim winter fuel payments.
They will be asked questions such as "Does you partner agree to your application?" and "Is your partner in hospital as an inpatient?" on the form.The Department for Work and Pensions has been accused of deliberately making pension credit inaccessible over the form, the Telegraph reported.
Read more: Labour accused of planning to raise taxes 'all along' as Starmer warns of 'unpopular decisions' ahead of budgetRead more: Starmer promises to 'fix broken relationships' with EU as PM meets with Olaf Scholz in BerlinSpeaking to the Commons in July, Rachel Reeves said: "Today I'm making the difficult decision that those not in receipt of pension credit or certain other means-tested benefits will no longer receive the winter fuel payment from this year...
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