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Rural and farming communities could face choice between 'eating or heating' this winter due to fuel support cuts

"It is absolutely vital that the Government think again over this policy which will push so many pensioners into desperate hardship"

Chris Brayford
clock • 3 min read
 "It is appalling that so many pensioners, particularly in rural and farming communities like mine, who have worked hard all their lives, are being forced to choose between eating and heating this winter."
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"It is appalling that so many pensioners, particularly in rural and farming communities like mine, who have worked hard all their lives, are being forced to choose between eating and heating this winter."

Pensioners in rural and farming communities could face the choice between heating their homes or eating food due to the Government's proposed cuts to Winter Fuel Payments (WFP). Tim Farron, rural affairs...

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