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NDM8047 Plaid Cymru Debate - Winter fuel support scheme
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Meeting: 06/07/2022 - Plenary (Item 9)
Plaid Cymru Debate - Winter fuel support scheme
NDM8047 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon)
To propose that the Senedd:
Calls on the Welsh Government
to revise the winter fuel support scheme to make it fit for purpose in tackling
the cost-of-living crisis.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Welcomes the significant support
packages introduced by the Welsh Government to help address the cost-of-living
crisis, totalling £380m since November 2021, including additional funding for
the fuel support scheme for the non-repayable £200 cash payment towards energy
bills, and £177m for the cost-of-living support scheme.
2. Notes that the UK Government has
entirely failed to properly address this crisis and failed to grasp the gravity
of how it is affecting people across Wales.
3. Welcomes the Welsh Government’s
commitment to continually review existing fuel support schemes and potential
future interventions.
Amendment 2 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Further calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) guarantee any changes to the winter fuel
support scheme are made ahead of autumn to ensure the payment reaches as many
eligible households as possible;
b) widen the eligibility of the winter fuel
payment to reach more low-income, vulnerable households in need, such as those
eligible for pension credit;
c) launch a public awareness campaign on the winter fuel support scheme to improve awareness and boost uptake of the scheme.
Minutes:
The item started at 16.59
Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without
amendment:
NDM8047 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
To propose that the Senedd:
Calls on the Welsh Government to revise the
winter fuel support scheme to make it fit for purpose in tackling the
cost-of-living crisis.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
25 |
0 |
24 |
49 |
The motion without amendment was agreed.