More than 6,000 of those aged over 80 in Taunton and Wellington are at risk of losing their Winter Fuel Payments due to the government’s cuts, the latest official statistics released today (Tuesday) have revealed.
Attempts by Liberal Democrats to make clear York’s opposition to the Labour Government’s decision to withdraw the Winter Fuel Allowance from thousands of local pensioners have been thwarted by Labour councillors.
4,625 of those aged over 80 in Weston-super-Mare are at risk of losing their Winter Fuel Payments due to the government’s cuts, the latest official statistics released yesterday (24th September) have revealed.
Mole Valley District Council's Housing team has been highly praised for their strategies aimed at preventing homelessness and assisting people to stay in their homes or to find somewhere they can afford to live.
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur has today (Wednesday 25th September) marked 1,000 days since the prison suicide strategy expired by unveiling research that shows that in the last three years there have been more than 2.300 sel
Cornwall Council has voted against the Government's cuts to Winter Fuel Payments, passing a motion brought by Cllr Leigh Frost (Lib Dem). With energy prices set to rise, this motion aims to protect Cornwall’s most vulnerable residents from fuel poverty.