Hinckley & Bosworth Liberal Democrats

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Up to 2,415 Pensioners in Hinckley and Bosworth will miss out on Cold Weather Payments

2.31.00pm GMT Thu 14th Jan 2010

Up to 2,415 pensioners in Hinckley and Bosworth will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats.

Cold Weather Payments of £25 a week are paid to people on low incomes who receive a qualifying benefit, such as Pension Credit, which goes unclaimed by as many as 1.7m pensioners nationally and by up to 2,415 in Bosworth.

Michael Mullaney, Lib Dem parliamentary spokesperson for Hinckley and Bosworth, said "It is a scandal that pensioners on the breadline are missing out on these payments.

"Fuel prices are at an all time high, making Cold Weather Payments all the more important to people already struggling on a poverty pension."

Michael continued "Labour has failed pensioners by creating a complicated system that makes it difficult for them to get the help they desperately need.

"The Government should be making every effort to identify pensioners who are missing out and get them this extra cash."

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