It's only among older pensioners that research suggests the level of support falls away.

An 80-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after another pensioner died at a block of flats.

The prime minister previously said it was important to protect pensioners who most needed the allowance, but many did not need it because they were "relatively wealthy".

The councillors - from Broxtowe Borough Council in Nottinghamshire - claimed the party had "abandoned traditional Labour values" and criticised policies such as cutting the winter fuel allowance for some pensioners.

Changes to the winter fuel payment mean more than 10 million pensioners are not receiving the money this winter.