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Treasury minister fails to rule out hitting homeowners with capital gains tax

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering ending capital gains tax relief for people selling high-value homes

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025

Homeowners could be hit with new tax as Chancellor aims to fill ‘£41 billion shortfall’

Rachel Reeves could end capital gains tax relief for people selling high-value homes

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Britain is facing a ‘tsunami’ of pensioner poverty, says Kendall

Minister issues warning at launch of commission to overhaul system of saving for retirement

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

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Ministers to revive Blair-era Pensions Commission to tackle savings crisis

Revived body will examine future of the retirement system as analysis shows pensioner income is set to fall

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025

Cross-party MPs press UK Government for Waspi U-turn

DOZENS of MPs from across the political spectrum confronted Labour ministers on their refusal to U-turn and compensate Waspi women affected by state…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 4, 2025

MP likens Government to flat-earthers over refusal to compensate Waspi women

Labour’s Rebecca Long Bailey said the Government’s argument against compensation for the 1950s-born women is ‘bizarre’ and ‘makes no sense’.

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025

Labour MPs call for benefit cuts to be scrapped after winter fuel payment U-turn

Rachel Reeves has announced that around nine million more pensioners will receive the fuel payment this year

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025

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Labour MPs in call for benefits U-turn after change to winter fuel payment cut

Pensioners who earn less than £35,000 will receive the winter fuel payment, the Chancellor has said.

Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2025

Reeves struggles to explain the genius of Labour’s winter fuel payment U-turn

Chancellor reluctantly tries to smooth things over but looks as if she can’t quite believe some of the nonsense she is saying

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2025

Stormont minister calls for terminally ill to be allowed state pension early

Figures from charity Marie Curie show that around 111,000 people die in poverty each year in the UK.

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2025

Winter fuel payments: Am I eligible and how much can I get?

Around 9 million pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment this winter

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025

Forcing rich pensioners to pay back winter fuel allowance would be tax ‘nightmare’, Reeves warned

Chancellor expected to reinstate universal winter fuel payments - but claw grants back from some through higher taxes

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025

Rachel Reeves in partial U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments – but backs fiscal rules

RACHEL Reeves has pledged to stick with her fiscal rules – as she confirmed the Government would partially reverse its Winter Fuel Payment cut ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2025

Winter fuel payments to be reinstated this year, Rachel Reeves confirms

Threshold over which pensioners are no longer eligible for payment will rise before winter, chancellor says

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2025

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Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025

Millions more pensioners to get winter fuel payments this year, Rachel Reeves confirms after major U-turn

The Chancellor said the changes to winter fuel payments will come into force this year

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

Winter fuel payments won’t be reinstated for all in a blow to millions

The chancellor confirms the changes to payments will be implemented by this winter, but the government will not provide details of how it will be paid for until October

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

More pensioners will receive winter fuel payments

Pensions minister Torsten Bell said payments will not be universal, while Chancellor Rachel Reeves said changes will be in place for this winter.

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025

No prospect of universal winter fuel payment, says pensions minister

Torsten Bell said he thinks most people agree ‘it’s not a good idea that we have a system paying a few hundreds of pounds to millionaires’.

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Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2025

Fact check: Pension spending, ‘Hillsborough Law’ pledge and viral Gaza claim

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025

Labour dubbed ‘nasty party’ as it rejects call for winter fuel payments apology

A Conservative motion seeking further data on the impact of the cut was defeated in the Commons.

Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025

Tories attempt to get Government to apologise over winter fuel payment cuts

Conservative shadow minister Helen Whatley said pensioners were having to choose between ‘heating and eating’.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 19, 2025

Who is Torsten Bell? The DWP minister who admitted he can't live on £70 per week

TORSTEN Bell is the Labour MP for Swansea West and the Minister for Pensions in the Department for Work and Pensions.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 19, 2025

Labour minister's disability cuts defence branded 'abhorrent' by own colleague

A LABOUR minister’s attempt to defend the UK Government’s swingeing cuts to disability benefits has been branded “abhorrent” by one of his…

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025

Minister defending Labour’s £5bn benefits cuts admits he couldn’t live on £70 a week

Hitting back at left-wing Labour critics of the government, Torsten Bell accuses them of ‘defending a Tory system’

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025

Ministers face Labour pressure to establish Waspi compensation scheme

MPs from the Government back benches and opposition parties offered their support for an e-petition pressing for compensation.

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