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. [ Ссылка ]
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