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Tower Hamlets: Council launches its own winter fuel payment

Some other councils in London are running their own schemes to help replace the winter fuel payment, including Wandsworth Council which is offering £300 for eligible pensioners aged 80 or over, and £200 for those under 80.

A Tower Hamlets Council spokesperson said it was funding its £1m initiative by two thirds from council own funds, with the remaining money coming from the DWP’s household support fund (HSF).

The £421m fund has been distributed to local authorities across England to support vulnerable people and families.

Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman said: “I’ve spoken with many elderly residents who are afraid of being forced to endure life-threateningly low temperatures this winter, or having to make the impossible choice between heating and eating because their access to the winter fuel allowance has been withdrawn.”

He added that the council had “stepped in to fill the void left by these cuts”.

Eligible residents in the borough are being sent letters with details on how to claim the money from local Post Office branches.


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