2024-11-22 17:59:18
The Scottish government has also chosen, like Labour, to scrap the Winter Fuel Payment. The SNP will now means-test the benefit, just as Labour have done. This is a devolved area: the Scottish government could have kept the Winter Fuel payment. They chose not to. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(4-0-3) Author
2024-11-23 10:26:10
The Scottish government was left with no choice but to postpone the introduction of a new benefit to replace the Winter Fuel Payment in Scotland until late 2025 after the UK government removed the funding for it without any prior notice. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author