The fact that one of their first major announcements was essentially 'We're taking heating money away from old people' might have been the stupidest thing they could have done.

Anyone with common sense knows that it's means tested now, and those that need it should be able to get it, but, Christ, they screwed it up. Even if they'd waited until the spring, and gave guides on how to apply, they would have looked more compassionate, and not so clueless.