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EPISODE · Sep 25, 2024 · 28 MIN

Could the winter fuel cut cost more than it saves?

from More or Less · host BBC Radio 4

The government is encouraging pensioners to claim pension credit in order to remain eligible for winter fuel payments. Will people sign up - and might that end up costing the exchequer more than it saves?The Office for National Statistics has downgraded the status of a new statistic aiming to measure how many people are transgender. What went wrong? Cancer appears to be on the rise in people under 50. But are more people dying? And try your hand at a puzzle you’re likely to get wrong.Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. Presenter: Tim Harford Producers: Natasha Fernandes and Bethan Ashmead-Latham Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison Sound mix: Sarah Hockley Editor: Richard Vadon

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