Who Will Still Get The Winter Fuel Payment?

4th October 2024

An article from Which sets out who will still qualify for Winter Heating Allowance and has other useful advice.

Find out what the government's new plans mean for your energy bills, plus make sure you're getting the help available to you with your gas and electricity costs.

Up until now, the Winter Fuel Payment of up to £300 a year was paid automatically to anyone receiving a state pension. The plan to limit the number of older people who receive the payments was set out by Chancellor Rachel Reeves yesterday.

Pensioners who do receive pension credit or other means-tested benefits will still get the payments. However, they won't be getting a separate cost of living top-up payment this winter, as this scheme ended in early 2024. People on a number of means-tested benefits (not just pensioners) received payments of an extra £300 per year over the winters of 2022/23 and 2023/24.

Read the article HERE