Claim: The Prime Minister has scrapped both the Winter Fuel Payment and additional cost of living support for pensioners.
Fact-check: Has the government 'scrapped' cost of living support for pensioners? - Full Fact
Verdict: this isn't quite right. while most pensioners will no longer receive the winter fuel payment, some are still eligible for it. it's also not clear that there were plans for additional pensioner cost of living payments that labour has chosen not to proceed with, while the household support fund has been extended by the government until next year.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2024-09-09T00:00:00