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People over State Pension age could see free bus travel scrapped in Autumn Budget next month
Millions of State Pensioners are still reeling from the unexpected announcement from the new Labour Government that in order to help plug a £22 billion ‘black hole’ in the public purse, Winter Fuel Payments will only be issued to around 1.5 million people this year. Some 10m pensioners are set to miss out on the annual heating bill help worth between £100 and £300 because they are not in receipt of an income -related benefit such as Pension Credit.