内容摘要："It might seem like harmless fun, but your children could be breaking the law," it added.

"It might seem like harmless fun, but your children could be breaking the law," it added.

The policy is expected to reduce the number of pensioners who receive the winter fuel payment from 11.4 million to 1.5 million, saving the Treasury £1.4bn this financial year. The payment is a devolved matter in Scotland and Northern Ireland.Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said the new Labour government had been forced to take "difficult decisions".

"But I am determined to ensure low-income pensioners are supported," she said.However, Conservative Laura Trott, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, claimed the government was "absurdly trying to claim it is committed to pensioners"."Instead of desperately trying to mitigate the impact of their own decisions, the chancellor should come clean and publish the internal impact assessment so the public can truly see the damage of this policy," she added.

In July, Chancellor Rachel Reeves claimed a public spending audit she commissioned from Treasury officials revealed an "unforgivable" economic legacy she had been left.designed to reduce spending, including the scaling back of the winter fuel payment which is worth between £100 and £300 for pensioner households each winter.

Pensioners whose weekly income is below £218.15 for a single person or £332.95 for a couple should check to see if they could be eligible for pension credit.

On top of the benefit, it is a gateway to support with housing costs, council tax, the TV licence, and the winter fuel payment worth up to £300."My question is: Did me, Bashir, do something to you?

"If you don’t know anything about me, you hurt me? That’s absolutely ridiculous."Gerard Rice from the Lower Ormeau Residents Action Group tried to defuse the situation on Saturday.

He said when he saw the crowd heading along University Avenue towards the area, he was "surprised at the numbers".He described it as "an angry mob of two to three hundred people".