Jo Stevens

Strongly agree

Yes, but raise the threshold so those just above the poverty line are not forced to choose between heating and eating

This matches Labour’s usual approach: target support but design thresholds to avoid cliff-edges and protect near-poor pensioners; consistent with Labour’s focus on boosting take-up/adequacy of Pension Credit and shielding low-income households from fuel poverty. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes

Labour has generally favoured targeting support to those most in need when budgets are tight; it supported means-tested pensioner help like Pension Credit and has accepted restricting universal benefits for better-off groups (e.g., 2010s debates on universal perks). Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, wealthy retirees do not need taxpayer handouts to heat their homes

The sentiment fits Labour’s fairness framing—better-off households should contribute more and not receive unnecessary subsidies—though Labour typically avoids the 'handouts' rhetoric and stresses protecting vulnerable pensioners. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

No, cuts should come from corporate welfare and tax evasion, not the pockets of those who built this country

Labour often argues for tackling tax avoidance/evasion and scrutinising corporate subsidies, but it would not usually rule out all benefit targeting on that basis; the patriotic framing is also not characteristic of official Labour messaging. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

No, universal benefits ensure no one slips through the cracks of a complicated means-testing bureaucracy

Labour recognises administrative problems with means-testing, but it has still relied heavily on targeted benefits (e.g., Pension Credit) and has not consistently defended universal winter fuel payments for all pensioners regardless of income. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, this betrays the social contract and leaves vulnerable pensioners at risk of freezing to death

Labour would share concern about cold-related deaths and vulnerability, but the claim that any restriction is a 'betrayal' is stronger than Labour’s typical position, which tends to accept targeting while arguing for safeguards. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No

Labour has often defended broad pensioner support, but in recent years has been more open to targeting universal benefits; a flat 'No' is less aligned with its current emphasis on directing help to those who need it most. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.