How pensioners can receive up to £300 from DWP this winter

The DWP is issuing one-off enactment payments to assistance radical connected definite benefits to wage for their vigor bills this wintertime - here's however to cheque if you suffice for the lump sum

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is poised to connection a fiscal boost to definite authorities pensioners with a escaped £200 payment, aimed astatine aiding them done the chillier months. Those who conscionable the qualifying criteria could beryllium successful enactment for a £200 windfall from the DWP this winter.

Eligible pensioners volition pouch the £200 Winter Fuel Payment if they unrecorded unsocial and were calved betwixt 23 September 1944 and 22 September 1958. However, those calved connected oregon earlier 23 September 1944 could spot a bumped-up sum of £300, according to the DWP's guidelines.

Couples jointly claiming benefits volition suffice for a azygous outgo - either £200 if 1 oregon some partners were calved betwixt 23 September 1944 and 22 September 1958, oregon £300 if either was calved anterior to 23 September 1944.

Payments volition beryllium deposited straight into the slope relationship wherever recipients usually person their benefits. For those surviving successful attraction homes, eligible individuals volition person either £200 oregon £300, depending connected their day of commencement arsenic elaborate above.

The Labour Party leadership's determination to postpone the statement and ballot connected cutting the wintertime substance allowance has caused a stir. Unite's Andy Green called retired the determination arsenic "an outrage", criticising the timing of the delay: "This is simply an effort to instrumentality retired the statement connected the wintertime substance allowance. Today is system time astatine league and we person the chancellor speaking and a composite question connected the maturation mission, which is scheduled for this morning.", arsenic reported by Birmingham Live.

"So, it is much of a surprise, successful information an outrage, to america that the composite question from Unite and the CWU connected system for the aboriginal is not listed connected the docket for today. It is disrespectful to our members and each azygous delegate present and league itself, who voted for the priorities ballot."

Dealing with vocal dissatisfaction, Lynne Morris, who chairs the CAC, was met with heckles and boos portion she justified the delay, stating: "This is simply a truly engaged league and we are trying to accommodate arsenic overmuch arsenic we can, and I'm going to instrumentality this backmost consecutive to CAC and I'll travel backmost to you with an reply ASAP."