Winter Fuel Payment

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How much you'll get

You’ll get a letter in October or November telling you how much Winter Fuel Payment you’ll get, if you’re eligible.

If you do not get a letter but think you’re eligible, check if you need to make a claim.

The amount you get is based on when you were born and your circumstances between 15 to 21 September 2025. This is called the ‘qualifying week’.

Any money you get will not affect your other benefits.

If you live alone or no one you live with is eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment

You’ll get either:

  • £200 if you were born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959
  • £300 if you were born before 22 September 1945

If you live with someone else who’s eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment

Your payment may be different if you get one of the following benefits:

  • Pension Credit
  • Universal Credit
  • income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
  • Income Support

If you do not get any of the benefits

You’ll get a payment of:

  • £100 if you and the person you live with were both born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959
  • £100 if you were born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959 but the person you live with was born before 22 September 1945
  • £200 if you were born before 22 September 1945 but the person you live with was born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959
  • £150 if you and the person you live with were born before 22 September 1945

If you and your partner jointly claim any of the benefits

One of you will get a payment of either:

  • £200 if both of you were born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959
  • £300 if one or both of you were born before 22 September 1945

You’ll be paid into the bank account your benefits are usually paid into.

If you get any of the benefits (not as part of a joint claim)

You’ll get a payment of either:

  • £200 if you were born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959
  • £300 if you were born before 22 September 1945

If your taxable income is more than £35,000

HMRC will take back all of your Winter Fuel Payment through either PAYE or your Self Assessment tax return.

If you live in a care home

If you’re eligible you’ll get either:

  • £100 if you were born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959
  • £150 if you were born before 22 September 1945
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