Nine in 10 pensioners living in absolute poverty will lose winter fuel payments, say ministers

ALMOST 9 successful 10 pensioners surviving successful implicit poorness volition suffer their wintertime substance payments, ministers person admitted.

Labour was past nighttime accused of an “utter disgrace” aft revealing the existent interaction of the arguable policy.

In effect to a question from Tory MP Mel Stride, Pensions Minister Emma Reynolds said that 1.4million OAPs successful Britain are struggling successful implicit poverty.

But she said lone 200,000 - astir 14 per cent - received pension credit, which is the caller criteria for keeping winter substance payments.

Mr Stride, the Shadow Welfare Secretary, told The Sun: “What an utter disgrace.

"We present cognize the immense bulk of pensioners successful poorness volition spot their Winter Fuel Payment snatched from them this winter.

“No wonderment Labour ministers were truthful reluctant to reply basal questions astir the interaction of this policy.

“They person tried to assertion those who truly request enactment volition inactive get it - they knew that was not true.”

The Government has been trying to get much eligible OAPs to motion up for pension credit amid fears 880,000 are not receiving the sum.