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Winter Fuel Payment helps older people with their heating bills - claim form, how much you get, eligibility
If you were born before 28 June 1960 you could get between £100 and £300…
You can get a Winter Fuel Payment if you were born on or before 27 June…
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…
Find out if you’ll need to repay the Winter Fuel Payment or the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment and how HMRC will collect it.
The form to claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2026 to 2027 will be available at a later date.
Winter Fuel Payment statistics, covering recipients and beneficiary data for Winter 2024 to 2025 and previous annual releases.
The form to claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2025 to 2026 will be available here at a later date.
Everyone over the State Pension age in England and Wales with an income of, or below, £35,000 a year will benefit from a Winter Fuel Payment this winter.
Statistics on the number of Winter Fuel Payment recipients by local authority and by parliamentary constituency, for winter 2020 to 2021 and winter 2021 to 2022.
Winter Fuel Payments paid in winter 2025 will be recovered from pensioners with income above £35,000
Information about Winter Fuel Payment statistics methodology including the purpose, source, definitions and limitations.
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