12 h. ago Tricks to keep FULL £300 winter fuel allowance: JEFF PRESTRIDGE's guide to Labour's U

The volte-face is good news for 9 million pensioners who live in England and Wales who will now receive an annual payment worth up to £300.

Economics

16 h. ago Lanarkshire MSP calls on Holyrood to make sure OAPs aren't left behind on winter fuel payments

More than 75 per cent of pensioners in England and Wales will be entitled to the new annual payment of up to £300 after the Labour government abandoned one of its first, and most controversial, policies.

Politics

37 h. ago Martin Lewis lists five things DWP will check after £300 payment rule change

The finance expert has set out what exactly the DWP will be counting as income for the winter fuel payment

Economics

39 h. ago DWP confirm what counts as 'taxable income' as winter fuel payment rule announced after U

Millions of people in the UK will have their £300 payment restored this winter

Economics

43 h. ago DWP announces it will offer £300 payment to millions in one income bracket

The government has confirmed more people will get support - here is everything you need to know

Economics

43 h. ago Rachel Reeves responds after being asked if she will apologise over winter fuel payments U

The £300 payment will now be restored to the vast majority of pensioners who previously received it

Politics

44 h. ago DWP confirms qualifying period for Winter Fuel Payments of up to £300 this year

All pensioners in England and Wales will automatically receive the one-off payment this winter.

Economics

45 h. ago HMRC rule means 2 million pensioners could have Winter Fuel payment 'recovered'

The payments will be worth up to £300 and will begin to be paid from later this winter

Economics

45 h. ago DWP confirms group that won't have £300 winter fuel payment restored under new rules

After a hugely unpopular decision to strip universal payments and start means-testing pensioners last year, the government has confirmed more people will get support this winter - here is everything you need to know

Economics

45 h. ago Millions of Brits to get up to £300 winter fuel payment in government U

A significant government U-turn means that more than three-quarters of pensioners will receive winter fuel payments this year. Here's what you need to know about the payment

Economics

46 h. ago DWP winter fuel payments to be paid to nine million pensioners this winter after u

The £300 payment has been restored to the vast majority of pensioners who previously received it

Economics

46 h. ago Rachel Reeves' £300 Winter Fuel Payment change and how pensioners can claim

Earlier this month, Rachel Reeves said more people would qualify for Winter Fuel Payments - and now, more details of the changes and who will be eligible have been revealed

Economics

6 d. ago DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payments will not be issued to all pensioners this year

The UK Government has not yet set out who will now qualify for payments of between £200 and £300.

Economics

6 d. ago Labour admits it WON'T return fuel payments to all pensioners this winter despite promising to reverse its controversial decision to axe handouts

The Prime Minister last month pledged to partially undo his controversial decision to axe winter fuel payments - worth up to £300 - for millions of pensioners.

Economics

7 d. ago UK households urged to apply for new £300 cost of living payment

The money is being issued as part of the Household Support Fund, which is a pot of cash that is distributed by local councils to struggling or vulnerable residents

Economics

2 w. ago Labour Party under growing pressure to ditch its winter fuel payments policy after nearly 80 per cent of voters say it needs to change

The findings will pile pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to climb down over the cuts to the payments, worth up to £300 a year for vulnerable pensioners.

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2 w. ago Older people urged to check for historical State Pension payment error worth over £8,300

DWP has paid our more than £100 million in arrears payments for historical errors linked to National Insurance credits.

Economics

2 w. ago One third of people back restoring winter fuel payments to all pensioners – poll

The Prime Minister said this week that he wanted to look at widening eligibility for the payments worth up to £300.

Economics

2 w. ago Winter Fuel Payments of up to £300 set to return for ‘more pensioners’

Could it be a full U-turn on heating payments, higher income thresholds or means-testing individuals and not households.

Economics

2 w. ago DWP Winter Fuel Payments explained and what Keir Starmer has just announced

Last year, the Labour government means-tested the Winter Fuel Payment which meant that only certain pensioners over the age of 66 would receive the £300 payment, rather than all pensioners

Politics