The plan from Chancellor Rachel Reeves has bene branded "grotesque" with some saying the new Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) eligibility change is "evil".

An overhaul of welfare could be on the way from the new Labour Government

The annual tax-free payment of between £100 and £300 was introduced in 1997

The country, north of the border, will be able to decide which pensioners get the allowance from October next year under further devolution of benefits to Holyrood.

Unite's General Secretary has urged Keir Starmer to reverse the decision to cut winter fuel payments for some pensioners.

The number of people who received the payment last winter was 214,000 more than the 11.4 million in 2022-23, and it has steadily risen from 11.1 million in 2020-21, statistics released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show

The number of people who received the payment last winter was 214,000 more than the previous year

The new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) eligibility change has been branded "grotesque" by some pensioners

The DWP and new Labour Party government have shaken up eligibility for Winter Fuel Payment.

175,000 pensioners will likely stop receiving the £300 Winter Fuel Allowance under plans from the new Labour Party government.