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 )
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.
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 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.
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 )
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 )
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 )
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 )
Ros is quoted in Larry Elliot’s Guardian comment article calling on the Chancellor to rescind the policy and admit she’s made a mistake. ( link to pdf )
Ros’ Comment Article for the Daily Telegraph was published by Yahoo News, in which she debunks all of Labour’s supposed justifications for axing Winter Fuel Payments. ( link to pdf )