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Swinney defends winter fuel U-turn as 160,000 set to miss out on £100 payment

Swinney defends winter fuel U-turn as 160,000 set to miss out on £100 payment

ohn Swinney has defended his U-turn on a universal winter fuel payment, saying the Scottish Government had to “target and focus the resources that are available to us”.

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