The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that over nine million people born before September 22, 1959 will be entitled to receive between £100 and £300 to help with increased heating costs during the winter months. Economics
Payments of between £100 and £300 will be issued later this year. Economics
There are five groups of people who will not get the winter fuel payment Economics
The winter fuel payment has been a contentious subject after Labour scrapped the payout for millions last winter Economics
The DWP Winter Fuel Payment aims to help cover some of the cost of heating homes, giving people born before September 22, 1959, up to £300 to help keep homes warm Economics
Payments of between £100 and £300 will be issued from November. Economics
Following a u-turn by the Labour government millions more people will qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment but millions more will still miss out Economics
The Government announced its U-turn on the payments in June, meaning nine million pensioners in England and Wales will receive the Winter Fuel Payment from the DWP this winter Politics
Pensioners earning over £35,000 will have their Winter Fuel Payment clawed back by HMRC unless they opt out of receiving it Economics
The UK Government has confirmed that Winter Fuel Payments will be issued automatically to around nine million people in England and Wales Economics
Most Winter Fuel Payments will be issued automatically but some pensioners may need to make a claim. Economics
