Local Senedd Member Paul Davies has warned that the decision to cut winter fuel payments will have huge implications in Pembrokeshire.

Only pensioners who claim pension credit will now receive the payment of up to £300 this winter to help with higher heating bills and it’s believed that the decision to cut winter fuel payments will affect around 21, 566 pensioners in Mid and South Pembrokeshire.

Welsh Conservative Senedd Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire, Mr Davies said: “The next few months will be very uncomfortable for many local pensioners, who will now be unable to receive a winter fuel payment. These payments were a lifeline to pensioners and the decision to cut them by the UK Government is callous and cruel.

“The policy has been rushed through without a serious consideration of the impact that it will have – and it’s disappointing that MPs have not done more to scrutinise this policy and hold the UK Labour Government to account.

“Thousands of local pensioners in Pembrokeshire will go without this valuable support this winter because of the UK Labour Government’s rush to implement this policy. It’s absolutely appalling and the pensioners of Pembrokeshire deserve better,” he added.