Labour conference delegates have voted for the government to reverse the cut to winter fuel payments.
Around 10 million pensioners in England and Wales will lose their winter fuel payments, worth between £100 and £100, this Autumn under new plans announced by Rachel Reeves.
The motion, put forward by Unite the union and seconded by the Communication Workers Union, called for the government to tax the wealthy instead of cutting pensioners' fuel payments.
Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said:
The proposed cut to winter fuel allowance is regressive, unpopular and unnecessary. It is not an exaggeration to say that people will die this winter if they cannot afford to heat their homes properly.
We fought for a Labour government on the basis that it would end austerity after more than a decade of attacks on living standards - and Keir Starmer must not let voters down. Labour must tax the rich and wealthy instead."
