Almost 64,000 expatriates living on the continent claimed winter fuel payments last year, a rise of nearly 14 per cent. Many of the pensioners eligible for this non-means tested allowance live in countries with much warmer climates such as Spain. So as the UK recession rumbles on, are such payments justified? Dr Martin Peters, a retired consultant, lives in Southern Spain and joins us from Malaga to explain why he feels his allowance is needed. on winter fuel payments.
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