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Bereaved families of dead pensioners could be taxed for winter fuel payments

Insiders describe chaotic process of trying to reinstate winter fuel payments and ‘dire optics’ of proposed fix

Bereaved families of tens of thousands of dead pensioners could be pursued by tax officials to recoup winter fuel payments under a new system being explored by the Treasury, the Guardian has learned.

Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, confirmed on Wednesday that more pensioners will get winter fuel payments reinstated this year after weeks of uncertainty over the government’s decision to make a U-turn on scrapping the benefit.

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