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My £200 will save OAPs from a choice of heating or eating
The Sun, 15 November
- says Sir Stuart Rose, retired boss of Marks and Spencer
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Give your winter fuel cash to those who really need it
Daily Mail, 13 November 2011
Wealthier pensioners are being urged to donate their Winter Fuel Payment to those in greater need.
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We well-off pensioners don’t need our winter fuel payment so lets give it away to those who do
Daily Mail, 11 November 2011
Joan Bakewell explains why she "so strongly welcomes the new campaign to encourage better-off pensioners to give their allowance to charity, so poorer pensioners can receive direct help with their bills.
Although there is no way to divert the payment directly, Community Foundation Network (CFN), in conjunction with pressure group SAGA, is asking wealthier pensioners to donate some or all of the winter fuel allowance they receive, either online, by post or through their local foundation."
Recycle winter fuel payment to the most vulnerable
Daily Mirror, 10 November 2011
A new appeal to recycle Winter Fuel Payments to help the most vulnerable afford to keep warm was being launched today.
Surviving Winter is a nationwide campaign from Community Foundation Network to encourage pensioners who feel they don’t need their Winter Fuel Payment to give it to those who need it more.
Stars rally to help vulnerable older people keep warm
The Telegraph, 10 November 2011
Celebrities such as Sir David Jason and Sir Terry Wogan are pledging their winter fuel paymnets to help those worse off.
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