2024/25 Winter Fuel Payment

One in 3 older people are due to miss out on the Winter Fuel Payment this winter.
Are you one of them?

 

 

This winter, changes to the eligibility for the means-tested Winter Fuel Payment requires recipients to be born before 23 September 1958, live in England and Wales and receive Pension Credit, Universal Credit, Income related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) or income support.* Eligibility is based on your circumstances between 16 – 22 September 2024, so if you already receive one of these benefits, you will automatically qualify.

800,000 older people could possibly miss out…

However, it is estimated that more than 800,000 older people live on incomes below £218.25 a week for a single person and under £332.95 for couples in the UK and are already missing out on the Pension Credit alone.

Could you be one of them?

If so, you are also due to miss out on the Winter Fuel Payment of between £200 - £300 per household to help you with the cost of heating your home.

 

Find Out More HERE

 

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