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Estimated number of eligible recipients, and triggers for Cold Weather Payments made in Great Britain between 1 November 2019 and 31 March 2020.
An estimated £5 billion in support has been paid throughout Winter to help families with energy costs.
The form to claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2024 to 2025 will be available here at a later date.
The Warm Home Discount Scheme could take £150 off your winter electricity bill - eligibility, how to get your discount, deadlines.
Estimated number of eligible recipients, and triggers for Cold Weather Payments made in Great Britain from 1 November 2018 to 31 March 2019.
Information about Winter Fuel Payment statistics methodology including the purpose, source, definitions and limitations.
Guidance on getting an extra payment to help with the cost of living if you were entitled to certain benefits or tax credits in 2022.
Cold Weather Payments made in England and Wales, 1 November 2022 to 31 March 2023.
Weekly Social Fund Cold Weather Payment estimates for 2017 to 2018, including the estimated number of payments and total amounts paid in Great Britain.
Millions of people across the country are set to receive significant cost of living support ahead of winter, with the government freezing bus fares in England and the second instalment of the cost-of-living payment – worth £900 in total -...
Background information and methodology relating to Winter Fuel Payment statistics.
Cold Weather Payments made in England and Wales between 1 November 2023 and 31 March 2024.
11.9 million Winter Fuel Payments and Pensioner Cost of Living Payments – worth over £4.8 billion – have been made to pensioners across the UK over the past month
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