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Cold Weather Payment - what you'll get, eligibility and how to find out if your area is due a payment.
You may get Cold Weather Payments if you’re getting certain benefits or…
You may get Cold Weather Payments if you’re getting: Pension Credit Income…
You do not need to apply. If you’re eligible to get Cold Weather Payments,…
If you’re eligible to get Cold Weather Payments, you’ll get £25 for each…
Tell the Pension Service or Jobcentre Plus if you go into hospital - this…
Winter Fuel Payment helps older people with their heating bills - claim form, how much you get, eligibility
If you were born before 22 September 1959 you could get between £100 and…
You can get a Winter Fuel Payment if you were born before 22 September…
You’ll get a letter in October or November telling you how much Winter…
Most people get the Winter Fuel Payment automatically if they’re eligible.…
Most payments are made automatically in November or December. You should…
Contact the Winter Fuel Payment Centre if you’re eligible for a Winter…
The Warm Home Discount Scheme could take £150 off your winter electricity bill - eligibility, how to get your discount, deadlines.
The Warm Home Discount Scheme is a one-off £150 discount off your…
You qualify for the discount if all of the following applied on 24 August…
If you do not get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit, you may…
You do not need to apply if you get the Guarantee Credit element of…
The following suppliers are part of the scheme: 100Green (formerly Green…
Contact the Warm Home Discount Scheme if you do not get a letter by early…
Cold Weather Payments made in England and Wales, 1 November 2024 to 31 March 2025.
Estimated number of eligible recipients of Social Fund Cold Weather Payments in Great Britain.
The form to claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2025 to 2026.
Estimated number of eligible recipients, and triggers for Cold Weather Payments made in Great Britain between 1 November 2021 and 28 January 2022. The weekly and monthly estimated payments will include new breakdowns for England, Scotland and Wales, in addition...
Estimated number of eligible recipients, and triggers for Cold Weather Payments made in Great Britain between 1 November and 31 January 2020.
Estimated number of eligible recipients, and triggers for Cold Weather Payments made in Great Britain between 1 November 2021 and 25 February 2022. The weekly and monthly estimated payments will include new breakdowns for England, Scotland and Wales, in addition...
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