{"id":165769,"date":"2025-09-24T09:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/165769\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T09:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:13:10","slug":"millions-of-pensioners-to-receive-dwp-letters-for-winter-fuel-payments-in-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/165769\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of pensioners to receive DWP letters for Winter Fuel Payments in weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The DWP will send important letters to millions of pensioners in the coming weeks as the Government prepares to start issuing Winter Fuel Payments<\/p>\n

04:00, 24 Sep 2025Updated 07:07, 24 Sep 2025<\/p>\n

\"ConcernedThe letters will start being sent out in October(Image: GETTY)<\/p>\n

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is poised to dispatch crucial letters <\/a>to millions of pensioners in the coming weeks as the Government rolls out Winter Fuel Payments<\/a>. A whopping nine million pensioners<\/a> across England and Wales are set to receive up to \u00a3300<\/a> this winter as financial aid.<\/p>\n

You’ll discover in October whether you’re set to receive the Winter Fuel Payment when you receive a letter <\/a>detailing how much and when your payment will arrive. To qualify for these payments, you must have been born on or before 21 September 1959.<\/p>\n

The amount of Winter Fuel Payment you receive depends on your circumstances during the qualifying week of 15 to 21 September.<\/p>\n

\"PersonEnergy bills can become unmanageable for some households in the winter season(Image: GETTY)<\/p>\n

Following a government U-turn announced on 11 June, nine million pensioners in England and Wales will be receiving the Winter Fuel Payment from the DWP<\/a> this winter. This change means that eligible pensioners – those with an income of or below \u00a335,000 – will receive either \u00a3200 or \u00a3300 this winter.<\/p>\n

Most pensioners will automatically receive the financial assistance to keep their homes cosy over the winter months. Most payments are made automatically in November or December according to the MEN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But ahead of that, in October eligible households should get a letter detailing:<\/p>\n

how much you\u2019ll getwhich bank account it will be paid into – this is usually the same account as your State Pension or other benefits<\/p>\n

If you do not receive a letter or the money has not been deposited into your account by 28 January 2026, you should contact the Winter Fuel Payment Centre.<\/a><\/p>\n

Most people get the Winter Fuel Payment automatically if they\u2019re eligible. You do not need to apply for the payment if you get any of the following:<\/p>\n

State PensionPension CreditUniversal CreditAttendance AllowancePersonal Independence Payment (PIP)Carer\u2019s AllowanceDisability Living Allowance (DLA)Income Supportincome-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)income-based Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance (JSA)awards from the War Pensions SchemeIndustrial Injuries Disablement BenefitIncapacity BenefitIndustrial Death Benefit\"PersonWinter Fuel Payments can help cover the rise in energy costs during the cold season(Image: GETTY)<\/p>\n

You only need to fill in an application form if the follow apply:<\/p>\n

you have been asked to by the DPWyou do not get any DWP benefits or a DWP pension but you have reached State Pension age and want to claim the Winter Fuel Payment<\/p>\n

From 13 October, you can also claim a Winter Fuel payment by phone. For additional information from the Department for Work and Pensions<\/a>, click here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The DWP will send important letters to millions of pensioners in the coming weeks as the Government prepares…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165770,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[45,49,48,46202,133,131,132],"class_list":{"0":"post-165769","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-personal-finance","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-department-for-work-and-pensions","12":"tag-finance","13":"tag-personal-finance","14":"tag-personalfinance"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}