Scrapping winter fuel payments ‘a social injustice’ claims Conservative opposition leader Steve Count

Cllr Steve Count (above) says the Conservative group motion, which he will propose, is to raise awareness of the “devastating impact of this cut” and calls for immediate action to “protect our elderly residents from the dire consequences of fuel poverty”. PHOTO: Terry Harris

Opposition leader Steve Count has called for a four-pronged response by Cambridgeshire County Council to the Labour government’s decision to scrap the Winter Fuel Allowance for pensioners. He says scrapping the payment “will deny crucial heating assistance to up to 124,303 pensioners across Cambridgeshire this winter, leaving many to face the grim choice of ‘heat … Continue reading Scrapping winter fuel payments ‘a social injustice’ claims Conservative opposition leader Steve Count