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By: Andrew Sparrow | Published: 2025-06-04 10:49:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
Reeves says winter fuel payments U-turn will be implemented in time for people to benefit this winter
Q: Will we get more details about the winter fuel payments policy in the spending review next week?
Reeves said she made difficult decisions last year. But the economy is now on a firmer footing. She went on:
The economy is in a better shape, but we have also listened to the concerns that people had about the level of the means test, and so we will be making changes to that.
They will be in place so that pensioners are paid this coming winter, and we’ll announce the detail of that, and the level of that, as soon as we possibly can.
But people should be in no doubt that the means test will increase and people will get more people will get winter fuel payment this winter.
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