Tag: Winter Fuel payment
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Unite welcomes restoration of winter fuel payment by Stormont Executive
Unite has welcomed this afternoon’s announcement by communities minister Gordon Lyons that the winter fuel payment will be restored as a clear win for pensioners. The announcement will mean that the Northern Ireland Executive will restore the payment in line with yesterday’s announcement by the Labour government which only applied in England and Wales. Pensioners…
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Stormont must immediately extend Labour’s winter fuel U-turn to pensioners in Northern Ireland
Responding to the UK government’s decision to partially reverse the cut in winter fuel payments, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Commonsense has finally prevailed as the winter fuel cut is reversed for most pensioners in England and Wales. We now need to see this reversed in Northern Ireland and Scotland. We are calling for…
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Winter fuel: Stormont must ensure NI pensioners receive payments if Westminster fails to deliver
Unite to continue campaigning for full restoration of universal winter fuel payments Following yesterday’s statement by prime minister Keir Starmer that the government plans to increase the number of pensioners eligible for the winter fuel payment, Unite has said Stormont must make sure no Northern Ireland pensioner loses out this winter. The prime minister’s statement…
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Retired workers meet communities’ minister Gordon Lyons demanding reversal of winter fuel payment cuts
Campaigners hand over thousands of submissions demanding restoration of universal payment and criticising after the fact DfC Equality Impact Assessment Thousands of consultation responses demanding the restoration of the universal Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) were today (27 February) handed over to the department for communities (DfC) during a demonstration organised by Unite retired members. The…
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Retired workers to demonstrate at department for communities over winter fuel cut
Thousands of consultation submissions to be handed over by Unite campaigners to communities minister Gordon Lyons What: Protest by winter fuel campaigners at hand over of submissions to the department for communities When: 14:00, Thursday 27 February 2025 Where: Department for communities (DfC), Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford St, Belfast BT2 7EG. Thousands of consultation responses demanding the total restoration of the universal winter fuel payment…
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Unite challenges communities minister Gordon Lyons on delay in Winter Fuel support
Unite has challenged the assurances offered by communities minister Gordon Lyons that a winter fuel payment of £100 will be made “by the end of March”. The commitment offers little comfort to vulnerable pensioners and carers struggling to heat homes.