1,500 London pensioners given Winter Fuel Payment to replace Government cut

Ministers moved to means test Winter Fuel Allowance, meaning many pensioners have lost out - (PA Wire)

Around 1,500 pensioners in an east London borough will have their Government-slashed Winter Fuel Allowance payments restored from Thursday.

Earlier this year, ministers moved to means test the payment, seeing around 10 million pensioners miss out on the benefit. Around 65 per cent stand to lose the payments, according to an AgeUK analysis.