Cash will be dropping into millions of bank accounts
Cash will arrive in bank accounts later this year.
Around nine million pensioners can look forward to a payment worth at least £200.
The cash is being paid out to pensioners as part of the Winter Fuel Payment scheme.
The money should arrive in bank accounts automatically later this year, and people don’t need to do anything to claim it.
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Millions more pensioners will get the support this year following changes to qualifying rules.
That means many people who didn’t get the winter allowance in 2024 can look forward to the bonus this year.
Labour initially took it away from millions of pensioners before being forced into a U-turn.
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Around 75% of seniors will now get to keep the cash – those with an income of under £35,000.
Payments are worth £200 for those aged under 80, while those over 80 will get £300.
Winter Fuel Payments usually arrive in bank accounts during November, and everyone is expected to have the cash in time for Christmas.
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All pensioners will initially get the cash.
However, HMRC will claw it back from those who have incomes over the threshold amount of £35,000.
The Government confirmed a U-turn on winter fuel earlier in the year after the change proved unpopular with the public.