“Really Disturbing” | Cuts For Pensioner Benefits As Reeves Blames £22bn Tory Black Hole

Public sector workers are in line for a pay rise but 10 million pensioners will lose out on winter fuel payments in an attempt to fill a £22 billion black hole in the public finances, the Chancellor has announced.

Rachel Reeves said she was making “difficult decisions” as she accused the previous government of leaving £21.9 billion of unfunded commitments that it had “covered up from the country”.

Former Tory government adviser Claire Pearsall joins Talk’s Julia Hartley-Brewer to discuss this further.

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[evc]

So they are cutting off money for pensioners who have paid into the system all their life in order to claw back money! Yet, they are housing in warm hotels and providing meals and all the trimmings to people who don’t have any right to be here at all! I find this despicable!

[LadyMyrddin]

Pensioners are an easy target, they cant exactly strike like Teachers or Nurses. SHAME on the Labour Party!

[MultiBuilder]

And every immigrant in nice warm hotels who never paid a penny into the system will be smiling

[rolandfry]

but spend millions on illegal immigrants

[johnchristmas]

ALL FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. LABOUR? WHO VOTED FOR THEM?

[AnitaWood-tmyo]

We are both pensioners, i retired at 60 my husband retired at 72 just after he finished battling throat cancer, we claim nothing, never have, the most we have is free prescriptions, we pay full council tax, water rates, gas, electric then food bills which are a joke.never in my life have I voted Labour, now you know why. Voted Reform last election. This country is a joke now for its own people.

[outlaw]

Stop foreign aid!!!!20 billion in saving that we borrow!!!

[crispyduck]

£6.4 B for illegal migrants but can’t afford £1.5 B for our pensioners

[johndean]

Lets put this in to Reality. My Pension is £250 per Week. If you divide that by 40 Hours it would work out at £6.25 per hour. National Living Wage is £11.44 per Hour. So my Pension is Below what the Government call a Living Wage. Still Pay Council Tax. Energy Costs. Food Bills. Water Rates Plus Now Income Tax. And now have lost the Winter Fuel Allowance. Cannot claim Pension Credits just over the Limit. Really nice to no that the Illegals are Warm and Snug in 4 Star Hotels and Ukraine has enough Bombs While we are paying there National Debt.

[bobsmith]

Isn't it about time we had a Vote of No Confidence in this government?

[paulhardy]

I am a pensioner, I was told when I started work that the national insurance I paid provided my future pension and health care . It's not charity you've paid for it all you're life .

[mark.k]

Junior doctors on £75k-£90k. voted Labour….so get 22% pay increase. Pensioners are old, voted Reform & Conservative, so get money taken off them. Welcome to the new Venezuela

[davemarshall-xrqk]

Why doesn't she cut the money that's going to illegal migrants instead of pensioners full alowance

[alisonsweeney]

More for migrants, sod all for pensioners who have grafted and paid their way, I should be enjoying my pensioner years, but, now it's all gone down the pan, and quite frankly, I am worried. Thanks rip off reeves and Mr. starver!! I bet your pensions and expenses are not affected! You disgust me.

[gherkamum]

OAP's on basic pension will struggle 100% to keep warm, if Labour stops the "Winter Fuel Payment" shame on them...

[gherkamum]

Billions For Illegal £0 for OAP's

[sallya]

How about stop paying £300 a day for them just turning up in Parliament and abolish House of Lords will save millions.

[karenbone]

All these pensioners have paid in and should be entitled to this payment.

[outlaw]

Notice reeves says nothing about the 8 billion we spend on migrants

[normansaunders]

In the middle of an economic crisis it's OK to allow our vulnerable elderly, who have compulsorily paid into Graduated Pensions and National Insurance all their working lives starve and freeze to death whilst supporting people who have contributed nothing to this country. If Hunt was lying, what about Labour's manifesto and duty of care to the british people?