SNP scraps universal winter fuel payments for pensioners but blames Labour

I am 89 years old and depend on winter fuel payments: losing it terrifies me.

The Scottish Government has announced that universal winter fuel payments for pensioners in Scotland will be scrapped. The SNP administration has blamed the UK government for the move, saying it had “no choice” but to follow the cuts announced by Labour minister Rachel Reeves. The annual benefit previously given to all pensioners, worth up to … Read more