Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Roger Berry (Labour), on Thursday, 21 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 148 members in total.

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WINTER FUEL PAYMENTS FOR SEVERELY DISABLED PEOPLE

That this House notes with concern that, while pensioners over the age of 60 years can claim a winter fuel payment of ??150 a year, there are one million severely disabled people under the age of 60 years who are not eligible for the payment, many of whom feel the cold intensely and cannot afford to heat their homes adequately; and therefore calls on the Government to extend the winter fuel payment to disabled people who receive the middle or the higher rate of the disability living allowance care component or the higher rate of the mobility component.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

147 

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Disability Winter fuel payment

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk