Political commentator Emma Woolf has hit out at the government after Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to say that "things will get worse before getting better" having faced backlash for slashing winter fuel payments across the country.

In the past, Brits who are of state pension age were allowed to claim up to £300 to help out with winter energy bill but the newly elected Labour government has changed the rules meaning that households will now need to receive <a href="https://www.gbnews.com/money/winter-fuel-payment-pensionssuffering-energy-bills" target="_self">means-tested benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions</a> before they claim the allowance.

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The Government announced that winter fuel payments will be means-tested{ai:summary}<p>Political commentator Emma Woolf criticized the government following Prime Minister Keir Starmer's statement that conditions will worsen before improving. The Labour government's new rule requires households to receive means-tested benefits to claim winter fuel payments, reducing support for pensioners.</p><p>#politics</p>

'The tough choices should be applied to everybody!' Emma Woolfe defends pensioners as Winter Fuel payments slashed

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