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Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
@NeilForPoole
I have tabled this motion on the Winter Fuel payment and I am asking other MPs to show their support 馃憞馃徏
A red graphic with white font. Title says "Early Day motion" and at the bottom says "Neil Duncan-Jordan MP, Working for Poole". The motion text is as follows; "That this House is concerned that The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 are being introduced without prior consultation or an impact assessment, nor with sufficient time to put in place a proper and effective take-up campaign for Pension Credit, fails to take account of the modest incomes of those who are just above the entitlement threshold to Pension Credit, and needs to acknowledge the worrying annual excess winter death figures among pensioners, recognising that they were introduced prior to the announcement of a sharp rise in the Energy Price Cap by 10% from 1 October 2024, and will introduce a bureaucratic and unpopular means test which undermines the benefits of universalism when older people have higher energy costs due to comorbidities and finding it harder to retain their heat, alongside many living in h
1:57 PM 路 Sep 2, 2024364KViews