Sentences with phrase «pensioner benefits such»

«David Cameron's official spokesman warned yesterday that pensioner benefits such as the winter fuel allowance are facing cuts — undermining the Prime Minister's election pledge to preserve the handouts.

The Daily Mail and Times (#) are among the newspapers to confirm last week's story that Downing Street has decided to revisit David Cameron's election time pledge to protect all pensioner benefits such as the Winter Fuel Allowance.

Not exact matches

«Even though the consumption tax is scheduled to be raised by 2 percentage points, a number of measures to mitigate the burden, such as a reduced tax rate and an increase in welfare benefits for pensioners, and the provision of free education are planned to be implanted,» the report said.

Tags are already flying around such as the Blue Rinse Budget and the Blue Collar Budget, as the chancellor has unashamedly announced some vote - seeking changes that will both benefit pensioners and woo the working - class vote.

There may come a tipping point when voters become suspicious of why the Tories keep targeting unemployment support, especially when bigger savings can be found from ending unnecessary benefits to wealthier pensioners such as free TV licences and winter fuel payments.»

Ed Miliband, you'll remember, said last week that the current set - up, by which wealthy pensioners receive benefits such as Winter Fuel Allowance and free TV licences, «needs to be looked at» — before his party's spokespeople swarmed out to reassure folk that no decisions had yet been made, that their leader didn't like the idea of means - testing, etc, etc..

But, ever mindful of the sensitivities of Mail and Telegraph readers, David Cameron denounced as a Labour lie during the election suggestions he might seek to trim middle - class and pensioner perks, the so - called «universal benefits» such as fuel allowances which go to dukes in their chilly castles, as well as dustmen.