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It offers free boiler checks and repairs to those in the area who are most in need. "You don't feel like doing much when it's cold," said Beverley from Shotton, Flintshire. "You just try to stay ...
Thousands of pensioners are missing meals, cutting back on essentials and feeling more cold at home this winter following the government’s changes to the winter fuel payment, a damning new ...
Around 2.5 million retirees could get some good news this holiday season: Their Social Security benefit checks may be increasing. That’s because the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill ...
On 29 July 2024, just over three weeks after gaining power in the 2024 general election, the new Labour government led by the new prime minister, Keir Starmer, announced plans to abolish the winter fuel payment for pensioners in England and Wales (these payments are the responsibility of the devolved governments in Northern Ireland and Scotland ...
The charity says that about 40% of its donations are from pensioners donating their winter payment. [9] In Workington, a thief convicted of stealing £350 from a male pensioner was spared a prison sentence in October after his lawyer told the court that the crime was no worse than that of Starmer in scrapping the winter fuel payment for pensioners.
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It was hoped the Green Deal would lead to the renovation of the UK's housing stock with an estimated 14 million homes seeing energy efficiency improvements ranging from; double glazing, cavity wall and loft insulation through to gas and oil boilers, and renewable technologies such as solar PV, solar thermal and heat pumps. [2]
To help California residents battle inflation, the state started sending Middle-Class Tax Refund (MCTR) payments early October. However, some residents are still waiting for the one-time payments ...