Winter Fuel Payment update
'Martin Lewis tip helped my mum keep £300 Winter Fuel Payment - you can too'
Lucinda emailed Martin's team to tell them her mum had initially lost her entitlement to the £300 Winter Fuel Payment this year after the government's rule change
Who is eligible for the winter fuel payment and how much will they get?
Since 1997, all British pensioners have been able to claim a tax-free payment to help with their heating costs. The winter fuel payment, introduced by the last Labour government, previously doled out as much as £300 a year to all retirees.
780,000 pensioners entitled to winter fuel payment will lose out – figures
Some 83% of those aged 80 or over will also miss out on the benefit this winter, according to Government estimates.
Some pensioners are pretty well off. But how many can afford to lose the winter fuel payment?
The governments plan to restrict pensioners winter fuel payment to households getting pension credit has been easily if grudgingly passed by parliament. This was despite a strong case for delaying the move to
Winter fuel payment rethink call backed by York councillors
York councillors have called on the Government to look again at cutting pensioners’ winter fuel payments - but stopped short of opposing
DWP issues Christmas 'bonus' to state pensioners missing out on £300 Winter Fuel Payment
State pensioners who have missed out on the £300 Winter Fuel Payment will be compensated with a Christmas "bonus" from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This £10 payment, known as the benefits Christmas bonus, is designed to provide some relief during the holiday period and is usually distributed in December.
Thornbury and Yate MP reflects on Winter Fuel Payment axe
Last week, the Government pushed ahead with its plans to cut the Winter Fuel Payment and leave millions of pensioners worse off this winter.
What is a Winter Fuel Payment? DWP payment explained
The Social Fund is a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) scheme aimed at helping people on a low income with paying expenses/bills. If you were born before September 23, 1958 you could get either £200 or £300 to help you pay your heating bills for winter 2024 to 2025, according to the UK Government .
DWP deadline as people could lose £300 Winter Fuel Payment unless they act this weekend
One of the lesser-known eligibility requirements around Winter Fuel Payments is in place until Sunday - this is what Brits need to know.
DWP confirms when Winter Fuel Payment update letters will be sent to 11 million State Pensioners
The DWP has announced that letters informing individuals over State Pension age about the changes to Winter Fuel Payment will be sent "from mid-October"
State pensioners who've lost Winter Fuel Allowance handed five DWP payments worth £34,784
Five benefits you can claim if you’re over State Pension age and have an illness that could boost income by up to £35,000 have been revealed. State pensioners who have lost their £300 Winter Fuel Payments have the chance to claim as much as £34,
Winter Fuel Payment: I keep warm and dry my washing for just 9p an hour with best-selling heated airer
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Fact Check: No evidence Rayner promised to maintain winter fuel payment in July 2024
There is no evidence Britain’s deputy prime minister promised to maintain the winter fuel allowance for UK pensioners in July 2024 as social media posts have claimed.
UK politics live: Wes Streeting hints budget cuts will go further than axing winter fuel payment
Mr Streeting said he can understand why pensioners may feel they are being targeted by the government following cuts to ...
Winter Fuel Payment: heating allowance petition says MPs' expenses must be cut amid scrapped payments debate
They says expenses should be ‘redirected to support the Winter Fuel Payment’ ❄️Nearly 92,000 people have signed a petition ...
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'Stripping Winter Fuel Payments from Britain’s pensioners was more symbolic than fiscal and it is Labour’s biggest political mistake so far'
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UK politics live: Winter fuel payment cut delivers Starmer approval ratings blow ahead of Biden talks
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Outrage as winter fuel payment cruelly snatched away from hero nuclear test veteran, 86
Up to 10million pensioners have lost their winter fuel payments this winter after Labour's decision to axe it.