Labour's 'integrity out the window' over Winter Fuel Payments cuts

Shadow work and pensions secretary Mel Stride has criticised the Government for not producing an impact assessment on the cuts to winter fuel allowance.

He told the Commons: “We have had no explanation as to why no impact assessments were provided. This is a major policy change which will remove entitlement for up to 10 million pensioners, including many who are already in poverty.

“It is a cut worth seven and a half billion over the course of this Parliament, rushing such a policy through without taking time to consider impacts, or ensure effective and fair implementation and allow possible scrutiny, is impossible to justify.”

He added: “The reality is the Government want to rush this through so they can blame it on their predecessor, as I said, to avoid proper scrutiny. http://www.theScottishsun.co.uk

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