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New DWP Winter Fuel Payment update for millions of State Pensioners
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have ruled out reversing the decision to means-test Winter Fuel Payments amid warnings by Labour backbenchers about its impact on vulnerable pensioners. More than 10 million people over State Pension will miss out on the annual heating help this winter, however, during DWP questions in Parliament on Monday, Pensions minister Emma Reynolds blamed the Conservative government’s £22 billion black hole for the decision.