UK's Labour government announces changes to winter fuel payments, limiting eligibility to pension credit or other means-tested benefit recipients.

The UK's Labour government, led by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, announced changes to winter fuel payments. Under the new policy, the £600 annual payments, designed to help older people with utility bills, will no longer be universal and will only be given to those who receive pension credit or other means-tested benefits. Critics argue that the plan, alongside other recent cuts, may hinder growth and damage living standards.