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Winter Fuel Payment statistics

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 1 October 2013
• Last updated: 21 September 2016, see all updates

A collection of Winter Fuel Payment statistics. Covers recipient and household data as well as payments in EEA countries and Switzerland.

These statistics present tables on Winter Fuel Payment recipients and households. From September 2014, they also include a statistical bulletin which highlights the main features of the data.

Winter Fuel Payments were introduced in 1997 to help older people meet the costs of heating their homes in winter. They are paid in a lump sum each winter.

The next planned release for these statistics is September 2017.

There is contact information and more about DWP statistics on the Statistics at DWP page.

Winter Fuel Payment: recipient and household figures

1. Winter Fuel Payment: recipient and household figures 2015 to 2016

   • 21 September 2016
   • National Statistics

2. Winter Fuel Payment: recipient and household figures 2014 to 2015

   • 23 September 2015
   • Official Statistics

3. Winter Fuel Payment: caseload and household figures 2013 to 2014

   • 23 September 2015
   • Official Statistics

4. Winter Fuel Payment: caseload and household figures, 2012/13

   • 1 October 2013
   • Official Statistics

5. Winter Fuel Payment: caseload and household figures, 2011/12

   • 26 September 2012
   • Official Statistics

6. Winter Fuel Payment: caseload and household figures, 2010/11

   • 26 September 2011
   • Official Statistics

7. Winter Fuel Payment: caseload and household figures, 2009/10

   • 26 September 2010
   • Official Statistics

Winter Fuel Payment: payments and expenditure by EEA country and Switzerland

1. Winter Fuel Payments by EEA country

   • 21 September 2016
   • Official Statistics

User views questionnaire

We are interested in gathering user views on these statistics. Please complete our Winter Fuel Payment statistics: user questionnaire and tell us what you think.

1. Winter Fuel Payment statistics: user questionnaire

   • 17 September 2014
   • Official Statistics

Policies and procedures

We have published specific policies and statements related to the DWP Winter Fuel Payment statistics in the interests of transparency and to comply with the UK Statistics Authority code of practice.

1. Winter Fuel Payment statistics: policies and statements

   • 21 September 2016
   • Guidance

Document information

Published: 1 October 2013

Updated: 21 September 2016

+ full page history

1. 21 September 2016 Added statistics for winter 2015 to 2016.
2. 23 September 2015 Added statistics for winter 2014 to 2015.
3. 17 September 2014 Published Winter Fuel Payment caseload and household statistics and Winter Fuel payments by EEA country and Switzerland statistics for 2013 to 2014.
4. 15 November 2013 Link added to statistics for Winter Fuel payments by EEA country and Switzerland.
5. 1 October 2013 First published.

From: Department for Work and Pensions