Rosie asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer if she will reverse the Winter Fuel Payment

Rosie Duffield MP has asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if she would end the serious anxiety faced by those experiencing fuel and food poverty by reversing the Winter Fuel Payment Cut and ending the two-child limit.

Westminster is once again buzzing with the latest U-turns, speculation and briefings over the Chancellor’s policies on the winter fuel allowance and the two-child benefit cap. There is less of a buzz for the visitors to Canterbury Food Bank, however, which last month distributed enough food to make 13,545 meals, in a 47% rise on the same period last year. Will the Chancellor end the serious anxiety of those experiencing fuel and food poverty now and reverse those policies?

You can watch the Chancellor's response here.

Canterbury Food Bank can only provide a short-term solution to the harms caused by policies such as the two-child limit and welfare cuts. Real change is only possible with serious action at Government level.