‘They’ve robbed us’: UK pensioners on losing the winter fuel payment

‘I used to always vote Labour but not any more’ said Juliet, a retired teacher from Northampton. Photograph: Juliet/Guardian Community

All but the poorest pensioners will no longer receive the winter fuel allowance after MPs voted to make cuts to the payments. After a Conservative motion to prevent the change was defeated by 348 votes to 228, only those in receipt of benefits such as pension credit, universal credit or income support will receive the £200-300 payment to help with their heating bills.

Here, three pensioners tell us what they think about the vote, how the loss of the allowance will affect them, and their concerns about the coming winter.