DWP to make £300 automatic payment to Brits born before this specific date

Times are hard arsenic we participate the wintertime play (Image: John Myers)

This winter, the astir financially susceptible pensioners are acceptable to person a Winter Fuel Payment of up to £300. Those connected Pension Credit and different qualifying benefits volition beryllium eligible for this support.

However, successful a departure from erstwhile years, not each pensioners volition payment from this payment. The funds are expected to beryllium deposited into the slope accounts of eligible recipients betwixt November and Christmas.

The strategy aims to assistance the poorest pensioners, specifically those calved connected oregon earlier September 22, 1958, successful managing their heating expenses during the colder months. Yet, the Labour Government's determination to chopped the payments for millions has unleashed a question of outrage.

Pensioners who bash not presently person Pension Credit are being encouraged to cheque their eligibility, arsenic it is simply a important origin successful qualifying for the Winter Fuel Payment. An estimated 900,000 individuals neglect to assertion Pension Credit contempt being entitled to it, which could effect successful them missing retired connected the wintertime aid.

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Age UK has clarified: "The Winter Fuel Payment is an yearly outgo to assistance you with heating costs during the colder months. The Government announced successful July 2024 that, from this twelvemonth onwards, to beryllium eligible you indispensable person reached state pension property and besides person a qualifying means-tested benefit."

"Winter Fuel Payment is an yearly tax-free outgo for households that see idiosyncratic calved connected oregon earlier September 22, 1958 (for 2024-25) and, from 2024 onwards, person Pension Credit, Universal Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance oregon income-related Employment and Support Allowance, oregon an grant of Child Tax Credit oregon Working Tax Credit of astatine slightest £26 for the taxation twelvemonth 2024-25."

"If you are implicit state pension property and person a qualifying benefit, you could get £200 towards your bills. If you are implicit 80, you could get £300 to assistance with your bills successful wintertime this year. Payments are made to the idiosyncratic claiming the payment and are for the household."