The savings Rachel Reeves made by cutting the universal winter fuel payment are being eaten into by pension credit claims and other benefits, new analysis shows. The Chancellor claimed the government would be saving £1.4bn a year by means testing the winter fuel payment to help fund the £22bn “black hole” in the public finances. But the latest figures show the money ministers are spending on increased pension credit claims due to the cut, as well as an uptake in … read more »
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