Liz Kendall says there is ‘no tension’ in government over winter fuel payments

The work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, told MPs that pension credit should have a ‘more automatic’ enrolment system. Photograph: Ben Whitley/PA

Liz Kendall has said she sees “no tension” in government over plans to make savings from restricting winter fuel payments to vulnerable pensioners and an increase in people securing pension credit.

The work and pensions secretary stressed she wanted all people eligible for pension credit to have the benefit, regardless of whether it could limit the government’s attempt to repair the “dire state” of public finances.