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Winter Fuel Payment is not available to people living in Scotland, as the Scottish government plans to introduce a Pension Age Winter Heating Payment to replace it. "For winter 2024–2025, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has committed to make payments this winter to eligible pensioners in Scotland on terms equivalent to Winter Fuel ...
The Winter Fuel Payment is a state benefit paid once per year in England and Wales to some people old enough to have been born before a specific date. It is intended to cover the additional costs of heating over the winter months. First introduced in 1997 as a universal benefit for pensioners.
Wes Streeting has acknowledged withdrawing winter fuel payments from pensioners “might be unpopular” following health service advice to keep home heated during this weekend’s cold snap,
Those who apply before 21 December will receive backdated payments of both Pension Credit and the winter fuel allowance. The Department for Work and Pensions has deployed 500 extra staff to handle ...
“From the cutting of the winter fuel allowance for 11 million pensioners, to the retention of the two-child benefit cap for struggling families, the increase in bus fares across our towns and ...
Fuel allowance recipients receive winter lump sum of €300; Living alone allowance recipients to get €200 winter lump sum; Categories including disability allowance, carer's support to get €400 winter lump sum; Double week pay of all weekly welfare schemes in January; 9% reduced VAT rate for gas and electricity extended for another year
"It is another nail in the coffin for the royal family… especially when many have lost their winter fuel allowance from the government. Many have to decide whether to eat or heat their homes for ...
Further €300 lump sum payment to fuel allowance recipients in November. Other. Double payments for some social welfare recipients – €12 increase for those ...