Important because many pensioners living abroad on fixed incomes live in winter climates colder than England and should be entitled to this benefit. We spent our working lives paying taxes and national insurance and it should now be our right.

In our part of SW France and we know in other areas winter temperatures are much colder than in England and are often below 10 C.

There are many retired people who struggle to afford to keep warm in the winter  and if you are old or ill keeping warm is even more important.