'Pensioners are an easy target': Clashes over winter fuel payment controversy

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A clash over scrapping winter fuel payments for pensioners sparked tensions between councillors at the latest meeting of Rochdale Council.

As councillors gathered in Number One Riverside this morning (October 17), the big talking point was financial support for older generations.

The Lib Dems and the Conservatives were up in arms over the Labour government’s decision to end these universal payments and restrict eligibility to only those in receipt of pension credits and other benefits.

The issue has sparked criticism of the government over the last few weeks. And in Rochdale, both opposition parties put in a motion to call on the council chief executive to write to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, requesting the policy to be paused. READ MORE: Salford Lads Club is on the brink of closure - it needs our help Coun Irene Davidson (Lib Dem) said: “The amendment from the Labour party is something I find absolutely disgusting.