Lib Dem local MP has announced he will be voting against the government's decision to cut winter fuel allowances.
The poll of pensioners showed that three in four (75%) expect to be affected by the Government’s cut to winter fuel allowance payments.
Staggeringly, over half (55%) of UK pensioners polled said they would likely be heating their homes less this winter, while 4 in 10 will look to cut back on other ‘essentials’. 1 in 5 (19%) pensioners are planning to eat less this winter due to the cut.
Locally, the analysis shows an estimated 20,000 pensioners in Harrogate and Knaresborough are at risk of losing the £300 payment, which helps with heating bills in the cold winter months.
Commenting on the proposal, Liberal Democrat Tom Gordon for Harrogate and Knaresborough said:
“Liberal Democrats will be voting against the Government’s cut to winter fuel payments for pensioners.
“We cannot stand by and allow millions of pensioners to endure another winter in a cost of living crisis.
“Since these plans have been announced I have been inundated with local people expressing their disappointment at this decision, so I’ll be standing up for them in Parliament.
“While we understand the dire state the Conservatives left the public finances in, now is not the time to be cutting support to some of the most vulnerable people in our society.”

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