Spread the message there is no shame in claiming pension credit, says new campaign
ThisIsMoney explains how to claim Pension Credit and mentions Ros’ opposition to the means-testing of Winter Fuel Payments. ( link to pdf )
“Disgrace In 21st-Century Britain” Thousands Of Pensioners Face Winter Fuel Payment Cut
Ros is one of the experts chosen by The Sun newspaper to help readers understand more about eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments.
Winter Fuel fury as British pensioners £755 worse off than Irish after Labour raid
Ros is quoted in the Daily Express explaining that the Government’s decision to take Winter Fuel Payments away from so many of the poorest pensioners contrasts very badly with the greater generosity of the Irish help for pensioners’ winter fuel costs. ( link to pdf )
State pension set to rise to £230 per week due to wage increases
Ros is quote in inews explaining why the suggestion that the rise in State Pension by a few pounds a week from April 2025, can’t possibly offset the lost hudnreds of pounds needed for winter 2024.
Starmer faces union pressure ahead of winter fuel payment vote
Ros is quoted in a BBC website report about trade unions opposing the Winter Fuel Payment decision and her efforts to ask the House of Lords to back her unusual Fatal Motion to annul the regulations. ( link to pdf )
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: The winter fuel payment axe is scandalous. Shame on the BBC for what it’s said about it..
Jeff Prestridge quotes Ros in his scathing article criticising the Winter Fuel Payment cuts and the BBC suggesting they will be offset by next year’s triple lock rise – this is simply not the case for those needing to pay fuel bills this winter.
House of Lords slams scrapping of winter fuel allowance for 10.8 million pensioners in advance of Commons debate this week
Ros is quoted in Westminster Confidential as she asks House of Lords to annul the rushed Winter Fuel Payment regulations, after they were heavily criticised by the Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. ( link to pdf )
Labour’s winter fuel raid faces ‘fatal motion’ in House of Lords
The Daily Telegraph quotes Ros explaining why the Government should reconsider its decision to take £200 or £300 away from the country’s very poorest pensioners this winter. ( link to pdf )
State pensioners warned new rule is ‘worse than axing Triple Lock’
Ros is quoted by GB News and Birmingham Post explaining why the removal of £300 from older pensioners on the Basic State Pension is a 3.3% pension cut, far worse than dropping the 2.5% part of the Triple Lock! ( link to pdf )
Winter fuel payments cut ‘one of the worst decisions I have ever seen’ says ex pensions minister
Ros is quoted in the Guardian, which reports that she has introduced a little-used Motion to annul the regulations that will remove Winter Fuel Payments from many of the very poorest pensioners this winter. ( link to pdf )