The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that over nine million people will receive a payment worth between £100 and £300 to help with the cost of rising heating bills this winter
Richard Fuller, the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, pointed to Australia's state pension system where how much you get depends on your income and assets.
A former pensions minister has written to the Department for Work and Pensions expressing his concerns about a "pause" in the deletion of records which could make it difficult to fix errors in state pension payments