Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: While the reduction of eligibility for winter fuel payments (WFP) may have saved ...

While the reduction of eligibility for winter fuel payments (WFP) may have saved *some* money, with Age UK's figures suggesting up to 1m elderly people are going without meals to pay their energy bills, we can but expect quite a few of them to end up in the hands of the NHS.... if they do, it won't be long before the savings garnered by not limitation on WFP will be outweighed by increased costs to the NHS.

May well end up being a false economy...

#health #pensioners
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/07/winter-fuel-crisis-one-million-elderly-already-skipping-meals-and-applications-system-overwhelmed