A Scottish couple are seeking to take the Scottish and UK governments to court over the cut to the winter fuel payment.

Peter and Florence Fanning, of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, have raised proceedings against the Scottish and UK ministers.

Peter and Florence Fanning from Coatbridge say the move is damaging to the welfare of pensioners.

The government has come under fire from all quarters for the cut, with Labour members at the party's conference voting in favour of a motion calling for ministers to reverse their cut to the winter ...

Nearly 75,000 retirees have applied for pension credit as part of a mass scramble to hold on to their winter fuel payments, ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that in the five weeks since the announcement, 17,900 people applied ...

Fuel poverty campaigners have redoubled their calls to Labour to urgently reverse cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment. It comes ...

The Unite leader made a powerful plea to change the controversial cut to some pensioners’ winter fuel payment.

Two pensioners are taking legal action against the Scottish and UK governments, arguing that their decision to means test the ...

A charity has said the fight for a rethink on the Winter Fuel Payment is not over. Age UK has been heading the call to get ...

DWP figures released on Friday show the government received around 74,400 pension credit claims in the eight weeks since July ...

Brits who still think they are eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment might need to check again after the Department for Work and Pensions revealed there are four strict requirements ...