Pensioner shares relief following Rachel Reeves's major winter fuel U-turn
John Dockree previously branded the Chancellor's decision to axe the winter fuel payment from millions of pensioners as a "disgrace".
A veteran with a household income just ÂŁ5 above Rachel Reevesâs winter fuel payment threshold has shared his relief following Rachel Reevesâs U-turn. John Dockree, 73, and his wife Wenefreda, 57, had spent their days huddling with their rescue dogs Miska and Connor to ward off the bitter cold in their one-bedroom bungalow in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
With little money left for heating, they would only turn it on for an hour a day when temperatures plummeted. But that changed when dog lover and Express reader Scarlett Lirely, 52, saw their story online and stepped in to help.
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Speaking following the U-turn on Monday, John said: âIâm rather pleased actually. They shouldn't have took it away in the first place.
âWe were lucky because the Express put us in touch with Scarlett. We were lucky. That was a godsend, and not only that but it wasnât a really cold winter. We were lucky.
âI just want to thank you [Express] for what you did for us last winter. Honestly you were a godsend. You helped us no end. Thank you for what you did.â
Grandfather of two John, who served as a Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer for over five years, previously told how the Chancellor would âkill us all offâ by scrapping the lifeline.
Pension credit was not an option for John because his state pension of ÂŁ213.50 a week, plus his wifeâs income from cleaning offices for two hours five days a week, leaves their income ÂŁ5 above the threshold of eligibility.
Wenefreda is unable to work more because of a medical condition.
John, who shared his relief at the payment being restored, said: âIf itâs a cold winter next year, at least weâve got some help now. I know a lot of people who all said theyâd cut back, not turning their heaters on and all that.â
âBasically, there wasnât much I could do about it. I wasnât very happy but then Iâm not very happy with a lot of what Labourâs done since theyâve been in anyway.â
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