Winter fuel payments could return this year hints Starmer – and we could find out ‘within days’

MILLIONS of Brits will find out ‘within days’ whether the Prime Minister will u-turn on slashing winter fuel payments.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer today said that he wanted to provide ‘clarity’ to those affected and hinted that people will not have to wait long to find out.

UnpixsAround 10million pensioners lost the payment, which had previously been given to everyone, including the very wealthy[/caption]

Last year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves slashed the benefit, worth up to £300 a year, in an effort to save money.