Member

This Government have had to make tough decisions. It is right to means test the winter fuel payment. We have had to make take tough decisions because of the disaster left by the Conservative Party. It is right to means test the winter fuel payment on grounds of fairness and fiscal sustainability. Most people accept that it makes no sense to pay hundreds of pounds to pensioners irrespective of their incomes. Those on the highest incomes do not need it, and there are many other calls on public spending.