Tens of thousands of pensioners might not get their Winter Fuel Payments this year because of a backlog in processing claims.

Mr Streeting replied: “Because of the choices that the Chancellor has made, particularly on protecting the state pension through the triple lock – even taking into account the decisions she’s taken on winter fuel allowance – pensioners will still be better off this winter than they were last winter, and will be better off next winter further still.

More than half of Pension Credit claims processed between April and December 2024 were rejected. Figures obtained from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) through a Freedom of Information request by Quilter reveal that 92,

Pensioners on low incomes who no longer qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment due to recent changes in eligibility criteria can now seek financial relief through alternative grants. Several local authorities,

My mum, 84, lives by herself with only a small pension plus her state pension as income. She told me that she won't get a Winter Fuel Payment this year/