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TUC having their say over WFA….

“ Paul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, said he had “real concerns about this decision” to remove the previously universal payment from all but the poorest pensioners, those who receive pension credit.
“I don’t want any pensioner going into the winter worried about putting the heating up,” Nowak told Sky News, calling on Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, to find ways to mitigate the policy.
“I hope that the chancellor will set out in the budget what she’s going to do to make sure those pensioners, not just those on pension and tax credit but those who aren’t well off by any means, do go into the winter confident that they can heat their homes and stay safe and comfortable,” he said.
Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, reiterated her union’s call for the decision to be reversed, and for efforts to plug what Reeves says is an unexpected £22bn deficit left by the last government to be focused instead on ideas like a wealth tax.
Keir Starmer, who accepted on Sunday that the policy was “unpopular” but said he expected Labour MPs to back it in the Commons, “needs to do a U-turn”, Graham told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.”
 
peteblue said:
TUC having their say over WFA….

“ Paul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, said he had “real concerns about this decision” to remove the previously universal payment from all but the poorest pensioners, those who receive pension credit.
“I don’t want any pensioner going into the winter worried about putting the heating up,” Nowak told Sky News, calling on Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, to find ways to mitigate the policy.
“I hope that the chancellor will set out in the budget what she’s going to do to make sure those pensioners, not just those on pension and tax credit but those who aren’t well off by any means, do go into the winter confident that they can heat their homes and stay safe and comfortable,” he said.
Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, reiterated her union’s call for the decision to be reversed, and for efforts to plug what Reeves says is an unexpected £22bn deficit left by the last government to be focused instead on ideas like a wealth tax.
Keir Starmer, who accepted on Sunday that the policy was “unpopular” but said he expected Labour MPs to back it in the Commons, “needs to do a U-turn”, Graham told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.”
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It’s a fiver a week.

Everyone else has had some kind of financial hit over the last decade because of the Tories. It’s about time you old timers took one on the chin.

Also, I think you’re fully aware that the people who need it will still get it. You just hate the Labour Party and this is a bit of ammo for you.
 
larrygobfiend said:
It’s a fiver a week.

Everyone else has had some kind of financial hit over the last decade because of the Tories. It’s about time you old timers took one on the chin.

Also, I think you’re fully aware that the people who need it will still get it. You just hate the Labour Party and this is a bit of ammo for you.
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I had the exact same financial hits as your good self.

If you read what I quoted from the unions, it’s not just those getting the appropriate benefit, it’s those that are entitled to it but probably won’t, and those that still really need it but would not qualify. I do dislike Starmer, I don’t dislike Labour, but I do dislike what they are currently doing. Starmer keeps claiming that people voted for change, but they didn’t vote for change for the worse……
 
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