Winter Fuel Payment LIVE: House of Commons votes to scrap Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners
House of Commons have voted in favour of cuts to Winter Fuel Payments this afternoon.
MPs have voted in favour of Rachel Reeves' plan by a majority of 120 to scrap Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners. 348 MPs voted in favour of the Government's plan of action, with 228 voting against.
This comes after Chancellor Rachel Reeves, announced cuts to winter fuel payment for pensioners last month – explaining that the decision was down to financial difficulties caused by the previous government ‘leaving £22bn in unfunded commitments’.