Skynews: Scrapping winter fuel allowance for most pensioners to pay for triple lock 'not happening'

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Scrapping winter fuel allowance for most pensioners to pay for triple lock 'not happening'

Number 10 has said scrapping the winter fuel allowance for all but the poorest pensioners is now "not happening", after Sky News revealed the option was under live discussion between No 10, the Treasury and the Department of Work and Pensions as a way to claw back some taxpayer funds from the elderly.

Source: Scrapping winter fuel allowance for most pensioners to pay for triple lock 'not happening'