AN ESTIMATED 10,895 pensioners in Wirral will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to local Lib-Dems.
Cold Weather Payments of £25 a week are paid to people on low incomes who receive a qualifying benefit, such as Pension Credit.
An analysis of government figures by Wirral South Prospective MP Jamie Saddler shows that, according to the latest figures, 21,790 people across the Wirral were claiming the payments, but a third of people entitled were missing out.
He said: “The Government should be making every effort to identify pensioners who are missing out and get them this extra cash.”
