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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
George Lithgow

Cold snap ‘could put elderly at risk of death’ as fuel payments cap criticised

An imminent cold snap could put the elderly at risk of death, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned as a charity criticised the Government’s decision to limit winter fuel payments.

The UKHSA has issued cold weather health alerts for all of England ahead of a week of low temperatures.

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