Fuel poverty in the UK will not rise despite the Winter Fuel Payment being axed for millions of pensioners, according to the latest figures from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). Concerns have been raised over the impact on 10 million older households following the new Labour’s Government decision to means-test the energy bill benefit, which is worth up to £300. Campaigners and politicians have lambasted Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ move to reserve the Winter Fuel Payment for those on Pension Credit ahead of Ofgem’s pending price cap hike in October. Households across the c…
