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Welsh Government needs more powers to protect pensioners

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06.03.2025

Last month, I called on the Welsh Government to help pensioners struggling with the cold because of the decision by ministers in London to cut the Winter Fuel Allowance.

There was a rally recently on the Senedd steps about this issue organised by the trade union Unite.

Westminster’s decision to cut the Winter Fuel Allowance will lead to hardship and misery for thousands of pensioners across Wales.

As I've said in the Senedd, what makes the decision all the more cruel is that it is a political choice to make this cut – a choice made by a UK government obsessed by the idea........

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