The government is set to go ahead with cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners across the country. A number of Kent MPs took part in the vote, which took place yesterday afternoon (September 10) in the Commons. The payments help millions of elderly people during November and December. Either £200 or £300 is usually given towards their heating bills. In July, Chancellor Rachel Reeves proposed to start means-testing the payment. Theeligibility for the benefit would be limited to only the poorest pensioners. As a result, the number of payments would fall from 11.4 million to 1.5 million this …