Claiming benefits if you live, move or travel abroad

6. Winter Fuel Payments

You can claim Winter Fuel Payments if you:

• meet the eligiblity conditions for them
• live in another European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland

You don’t need to have claimed in the UK before you go. But you must have a ‘genuine link with the UK social security system’ to claim, eg you’ve lived and/or worked in the UK.

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Last updated: 14 January 2015