{"id":92102,"date":"2025-02-05T14:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=92102"},"modified":"2025-03-18T14:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T14:01:24","slug":"its-not-life-its-survival-pensioners-turn-up-the-heat-at-senedd-over-winter-fuel-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/05\/its-not-life-its-survival-pensioners-turn-up-the-heat-at-senedd-over-winter-fuel-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s not life, it\u2019s survival\u2019: Pensioners turn up the heat at Senedd over winter fuel cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Angry protesters call on Welsh Government to soften the blow caused by reducing the number of people eligible for the allowance<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>PENSIONERS across Wales descended on the Senedd to call on the Welsh Government to soften the blow made by the cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protest, organised by Unite the Union, took place on Tuesday, hours before Senedd members debated the \u00a326 billion Wales budget <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.wales\/draft-budget-2025-2026\">plan<\/a> for 2025-26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 100 pensioners gathered on the steps of the Welsh Parliament to express their anger at the Welsh government\u2019s failure to offer additional support after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that households in England and Wales would no longer be entitled to winter fuel payments unless they receive Pension Credit or certain means-tested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/winter-fuel-payment\/eligibility\">benefits<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Protesters call on the Welsh Government to soften the blow made by winter fuel cuts\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/009jRHMUyQc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Protesters call on the Welsh Government to soften the blow made by winter fuel cuts\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/009jRHMUyQc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Pensioners gathered on the front steps of the Senedd while the Welsh Government&#8217;s Draft Budget 2025-26 was debated in Plenary<\/strong> <strong>on February 4, 2025<\/strong> Credit: The Cardiffian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPensioners have come from across Wales and have driven for four or five hours all the way from North West Wales because they are angry and they want to see action,\u201d said Unite representative, Josh Berlyne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unite the Union is campaigning for the UK Government to scrap means testing for the allowance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are in Cardiff today because Wales is the only devolved government not to announce any extra support for pensioners who have lost the winter fuel payment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe represent roughly 180,000 retired members. Most of them don\u2019t qualify for the new payment. They are people who have worked all their lives, who have paid into the system and who were told to scrimp and save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd either because they have a modest works pension, or because they have managed to put together some savings that they are setting aside for funerals or social care if they need it, they are not eligible for these fuel payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey are really being hit hard by it, and they feel betrayed by the party that they have voted for.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Winter Fuel Payment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Winter Fuel Payment is&nbsp;<strong>an annual tax-free payment to help you with heating costs during the colder months<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In July 2024, the UK Government announced that, from 2024 onwards, to be eligible you must have reached State Pension age <strong>and <\/strong>receive a qualifying means-tested benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If eligible, you could get&nbsp;<strong>\u00a3200<\/strong>&nbsp;towards your bills. If you are over 80, you could get&nbsp;<strong>\u00a3300<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check if you are eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/winter-fuel-payment\/eligibility\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Berlyne is urging the Welsh Government to introduce its own scheme to support pensioners this winter or the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cScotland has announced its own scheme of Winter Fuel Payment from next winter which will see most pensioners get \u00a3100 and those on pension credit will get \u00a3200 to \u00a3300. Northern Ireland has announced an extra \u00a3100 for pensioners this winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to see the Welsh government announce something similar,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Unite Welsh Secretary Peter Hughes speaks to the pensioners who are demonstrating\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WngkziO-EsY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Unite Welsh Secretary Peter Hughes speaks to the pensioners who are demonstrating\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WngkziO-EsY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Unite national secretary for Wales, Peter Hughes, speaks to pensioners protesting the cuts to winter fuel payments <\/strong>Credit: The Cardiffian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unite member Diane Rogers was at the protest because she has family members affected by the cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy uncle has an electric heater in one room, but the rest of the house is freezing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe can only afford to put the heating on for one hour at night and once during the day, and only when he is sitting for a long time. He worked hard, and now he is in his eighties \u2013 it\u2019s just not acceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI mean, can you imagine? He is piled down with clothes, this little old man.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave Warren, secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union&#8217;s associate and retired members section in Wales, wants to see the policy reversed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am disgusted and angry. The people it most affects are those who have qualified for Pension Credit and haven\u2019t claimed it, and those who narrowly miss out on being eligible for the allowance,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut it goes further than that. It affects all pensioners, even those who are a bit better off because it is effectively a cut in our annual income. I am a pensioner and I would have been expecting \u00a3300 for me and my wife. It\u2019s an absolute disgrace in my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff resident and Unite member, Lee Dirkzwager, feels fortunate to receive her \u00a3200, but says many others aren\u2019t as lucky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b-746x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92108\" style=\"width:304px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b-746x1024.jpg 746w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b-770x1057.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b-1119x1536.jpg 1119w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b-293x402.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b-746x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92108\" style=\"width:304px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b-746x1024.jpg 746w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b-770x1057.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b-1119x1536.jpg 1119w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b-293x402.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-04-at-20.02.25_b39d9b9b.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Unite member Lee Dirkzwager feels as if she has gone back in time to the coal fires of her childhood.<\/strong> Credit: The Cardiffian<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><blockquote><p><br>We grew up in the cold. <br>Now we are back in the cold.<br>This is not life, it\u2019s survival.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>Lee Dirkzwager<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am disabled. I get my fuel allowance. I\u2019m eligible. But my friend is only \u00a31.34 above the threshold, and she doesn\u2019t,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe is cold, wrapped in a blanket, and most of the time can\u2019t afford hot water. We grew up in the cold. Now we are back in the cold. This is not life, it\u2019s survival.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unite activist Sally Heywood, from North West Wales, addressed protesters at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre after the demonstration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe cut to winter fuel payments left vulnerable pensioners in a desperate scramble to apply for Pension Credit as the only way to access the winter fuel payment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat is equally concerning for us is pensioners who are just above the threshold, even just by a pound or two, leaving them with having to make a desperate choice between eating, heating and putting their health and wellbeing first.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250204-WA0014.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Protesters enjoyed lunch and listened to speakers from Unite and Senedd Member, Hannah Blythyn, at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre<\/strong> Credit: The Cardiffian<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople are turning their heating off, they are not eating hot food, they are not using their boiler. They are living in cold houses. It is an act of bravery to go for a bath,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat the Welsh government have done that, with no impact assessment, was one of the worst things that could have been done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total number of recipients of the Winter Fuel Payment in England and Wales is expected to drop by over 80% following the eligibility restrictions introduced in August 2024, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.parliament.uk\/pa\/ld5901\/ldselect\/ldsecleg\/4\/403.htm#:%7E:text=Social%20Fund%20Winter%20Fuel%20Payment%20Regulations%202024%20(SI%202024\/869)\">data<\/a> from the Department for Work and Pensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/mFRam\/16\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/mFRam\/16\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah Blythyn, Member of the Senedd for Delyn, encouraged pensioners at the event to keep pushing on to help make a difference across Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Welsh Government spokesperson said:&nbsp;\u201cThis year we are investing \u00a330 million in our Warm Homes Nest scheme to tackle fuel poverty and recently provided an extra \u00a3700,000 to the Fuel Bank Foundation to help people who pre-pay for their fuel and are at risk of disconnection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis builds on the \u00a35.6 million we have provided since 2022. Our discretionary assistance scheme can also help people in crisis with fuel costs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/27\/welsh-budget-2025-a-simple-guide-to-the-governments-key-announcements\/\">Welsh Budget 2025: A simple guide to the government\u2019s key announcements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/04\/nursing-lecturers-protest-their-jobs-being-put-at-risk-as-part-of-cardiff-university-proposals-to-axe-courses-and-400-jobs\/\">Nursing lecturers protest their jobs being put at risk as part of Cardiff University proposals to axe 400 jobs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/12\/16\/cardiffs-forgotten-village-where-residents-say-they-feel-left-on-the-shelf\/\">Cardiff\u2019s \u2018forgotten\u2019 village where residents say they feel left on the shelf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But a scrutiny <a href=\"https:\/\/senedd.wales\/media\/xesbzf2u\/cr-ld16961-e.pdf\">report<\/a> released in February by the Welsh Parliament Finance Committee on the Welsh Government\u2019s Draft Budget 2025-26 raised concerns from Age Cymru, the Bevan Foundation and Citizens Advice Cymru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe understand that the decision to means test the Winter Fuel Payment was one made by the UK Government. However, we want to see more focus on financial support in the Welsh Government budget for those older people missing out on the Winter Fuel Payment,\u201d said Age Cymru, a Welsh charity dedicated to improving older people\u2019s quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bevan Foundation said: \u201cPensioners tend to live in much less energy efficient homes than the rest of the population and are more likely not to have central heating and to be off the gas grid as well. So, we\u2019ve got a toxic mix going on there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh think tank also said that, while the Warm Homes Programme was better designed than the previous iterations, not enough funding had been allocated to it to improve the insulation in homes on the scale that is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unite is awaiting a decision from the High Court on whether its case for a Judicial Review over the UK Government\u2019s decision to cut winter fuel payments will be approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The union will continue to lobby Senedd members before the final vote on the budget on March 4 to consider implementing a scheme similar to those planned in Scotland and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper aligncenter   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"59051b51-a89f-4c7e-aa72-e64849993056\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper   \">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-b1351e1255d3e972a1626046c7ddc5c8\" 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