Over 1800 Aylesbury pensioners are set to miss out Cold Weather Payments from the Government which was triggered by the recent cold weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats.

Cold Weather Payments of £25 a week are paid to people on low incomes who receive a qualifying benefit, such as Pension Credit, which goes unclaimed by as many as 1.7m pensioners.

Commenting, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Steven Lambert said “it is a scandal that over 1800 Aylesbury pensioners on the breadline are missing out on these payments, worth an estimated £450,000. But this is the tip of the iceberg as nationally there are over 1.7m pensioners who will miss out on £42.5m of payments.”

Steven added “with Fuel prices at an all time high, Cold Weather Payments become essential to people already struggling on a poverty pension. Labour has failed pensioners by creating a complicated system that makes it difficult for them to get the help they desperately need. The Government should be making every effort to identify pensioners who are missing out and get them this extra cash.”