Winter fuel payments threshold to rise to £35,000, Rachel Reeves announces

Change means about 7.5m pensioners in England and Wales who lost out on payment will have it restored

• What does the change to the winter fuel payment mean for pensioners?

All pensioners with an income of 35,000 or less a year will have the winter fuel payment restored in full after Rachel Reeves finally responded to public outrage over the government's most unpopular policy to date.

But while the reversal was welcomed by Labour MPs worried about pensioner poverty and the political toxicity of the issue, there were concerns the 1.25bn price tag would mean more tax rises or spending cuts this autumn.