What do you think about changes to the Winter Fuel Allowance, Sheffield vox pop.

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00:00I think it's disgusting that they're taking money off the needy and not touching the other 5% at the top end.

00:14How does it affect you?

00:16I didn't get it last year. He had a little get out clause for that last year.

00:22And this year he's taken it away full stop. So therefore he's done something he's never had before.

00:28How much would it cost you a year?

00:30On?

00:31Winter fuel?

00:32About £2,000. Average.

00:37What should happen now?

00:40It should be reinserted. Or moved the cap to a proper living wage.

00:47I can understand the means tested part to a certain degree, but it's set far too low.

00:54If they're going to go that way, we'll just have it as it was.

01:01I haven't heard anything on changing the winter fuel.

01:04My wife and I had a letter saying that we don't qualify because we don't have anything else.

01:11And I think it's strongly unfair for the Labour Party who voted on the back of so many other people.

01:18Like my wife and I. Two votes. And I'll tell you now, no more.

01:23They can fool us once, but no more.

01:26It's like a robbery, isn't it? They offer to do something for us.

01:31And it's absurd that the Chancellor wants to cover £22 billion by taking £2 billion from old people like myself.

01:42It doesn't make sense, does it? It's a problem somewhere else that the government should be looking at.