People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin has urged people to apply for Pension Credit Before December 21st Deadline to qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment.
Said the Foyleside councillor: “We urge older people to apply for Pension Credit by December 21st to qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment.
“To be eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment, you must be in receipt of Pension Credit or other means-tested benefits.
“More than 26,000 older people across the North are eligible for Pension Credit but don’t receive it.
“Pension Credit provides vital support that can significantly ease financial burdens on people of pension age.
“The Winter Fuel Payment provides financial support of up to £300 to help with heating bills during the colder months.
“To check eligibility for Pension Credit call the Pension Credit Application Line on 0808 100 6165 or call the Age NI Advice Service on 0808 808 7575.
“Starmer’s petty and vindictive decision to scrap the universal Winter Fuel Payment has left millions of pensioners without the financial assistance they rely on to stay warm during winter.
“With 36,000 older people living in poverty across the North, the Stormont Executive’s Winter Fuel Payment mitigation has simply been too little and too late.
“It is beyond unacceptable to cut such a critical lifeline, especially when so many are already struggling with rising living costs.
“The fight to fully reinstate the Winter Fuel Payment will continue until Westminster and Stormont do the right thing.”
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