Winter Fuel Payment claim form: EEA and Switzerland
The form to claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2025 to 2026 will be available here at a later date.
Updates to this page
- From:
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Published:
- 30 August 2013
- Last updated:
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18 September 2026
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Claim form removed and content withdrawn as people living abroad are no longer eligible to receive Winter Fuel Payment if they usually live outside England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
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Removed the Winter Fuel Payment claim form for the EEA and Switzerland as you can no longer claim a payment for winter 2024 to 2025. The form to claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2025 to 2026 will be available at a later date.
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Added accessible versions of EEA Winter Fuel Payment claim form (WFP1) and EEA Winter Fuel Payment claim form: additional information form (WFP2).
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Added form to claim the Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2024 to 2025.
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Added new info ‘You can claim for winter 2024 to 2025 from 30 September 2024.’
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Removed the Winter Fuel Payment claim form for the EEA and Switzerland as you can no longer claim a payment for winter 2023 to 2024. The form to claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2024 to 2025 will be available at a later date.
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Updated the EEA Winter Fuel Payment claim form.
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Added form to claim the Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2023 to 2024.
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The date you can claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2023 to 2024 from has changed to 18 September 2023.
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Removed form to claim Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2022 to 2023 because the deadline for claims has passed. The form to claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2023 to 2024 will be available at a later date.
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Updated the EEA Winter Fuel Payment claim form.
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Published the form to claim Winter Fuel Payment in some EEA countries and Switzerland for winter 2022 to 2023.
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Explained that the EEA Winter Fuel Payment claim form for winter 2022 to 2023 will be available at a later date.
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Added Welsh versions of claim forms for 2021 to 2022.
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Added the EEA Winter Fuel Payment claim form for winter 2021 to 2022. Also added the IPCF091 form which must be completed by UK nationals or dual nationals living in an eligible EEA country or Switzerland (except those living in Ireland) alongside the EEA Winter Fuel Payment claim form.
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Explained that the EEA Winter Fuel Payment claim form for winter 2021 to 2022 will be available at a later date.
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Added EEA and Switzerland Winter Fuel Payment claim form for winter 2020 to 2021.
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Explained that the EEA Winter Fuel Payment claim form for winter 2020 to 2021 will be available at a later date.
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Added Winter Fuel Payment claim form (EEA and Switzerland) for the winter period 2019 to 2020.
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Explained that the Winter Fuel Payment form for winter 2019 to 2020 will be available shortly.
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Added new EEA and Switzerland claim form for winter 2018 to 2019.
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Explained that the Winter Fuel Payment claim form for winter 2018 to 2019 will be available at a later date.
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Added the EEA claim form for Winter Fuel Payment 2017 to 2018.
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Explained that the Winter Fuel Payment form for winter 2017 to 2018 will be available shortly.
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Published claim form for winter 2016 to 2017.
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Added information about claiming a Winter Fuel Payment for the winter 2016 to 2017.
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Replaced Winter Fuel Payment claim form with one you can fill in on screen.
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Updated the claim form for winter 2015 to 2016.
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Published claim form for winter 2014 to 2015.
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Updated address to send claim forms to.
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New address for Winter Fuel Payment form.
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People who usually live outside England, Wales or Northern Ireland are not eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment.
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The form to claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2025 to 2026 will be available here at a later date.
You can claim for winter 2025 to 2026 from September 2025.