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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason, Dan Sabbagh and Aubrey Allegretti

No 10 denies plan to drop fuel payments to maintain pensions’ triple lock

Snow-covered houses in south London.
The prime minister was reportedly considering scaling back fuel payments in order to maintain the triple lock for pensioners. Photograph: Richard Baker/In Pictures/Getty Images

No 10 has denied Rishi Sunak will scrap the winter fuel allowance for most elderly people, after reports that he was looking at means testing the allowance.

The prime minister was said to be considering cutting back on the allowances of £250 to £600 each winter in order to maintain the triple lock for pensions.

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