Winter Fuel Payments: Serious proposal from the Prime Minister Needed

Responding to Starmer's winter fuel payments comments at Prime Minister’s Questions today, Welsh Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesperson David Chadwick MP said:

“For almost a year, I have been fighting to get the Government to listen to the deep concerns of pensioners in Wales over the slashing of Winter Fuel Payments.

“Now, after an awful set of local election results in England, they’re finally starting to pay attention.

“More than 31,148 pensioners in Powys are set to be impacted.

“From the moment these cuts were announced, I have challenged the Government at every turn—supporting motions to stop this injustice, raising it in Parliament.

“The Prime Minister has today announced the ‘concepts of a plan’ that have come far too late for the millions of pensioners forced to freeze in their own homes over the winter.

“The least those people deserve is an apology for this punitive policy and a serious proposal from the Prime Minister on how he will begin to pick up the pieces from his government’s disastrous decision.

“We must see an early restoration of the payment in full, not vague words that will take months to materialise into something meaningful.”

ENDS