The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Labour Party government both say two groups of state pensioner must claim.
DWP warns state pensioners to hand over ‘three pieces of information’ within two weeks
A warning has been issued for state pensioners who must CLAIM the £200 or £300 Winter Fuel Payment. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Labour Party government both say two groups of state pensioner must claim.
While the payment is automatic for most some must apply to receive it. According to the DWP if you do not get any of the above benefits, you need to claim if either of the following apply.
The first group is if you’ve not got the Winter Fuel Payment before. The second is if you’ve deferred your State Pension since your last Winter Fuel Payment. You can claim Winter Fuel Payment by post from 15 September 2025.
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Or, you can claim it by phone from 13 October 2025. The deadline for you to make a claim for winter 2025 to 2026 is 31 March 2026. 15 September falls in less than two weeks’ time.
Fill in a Winter Fuel Payment claim form and send it to the Winter Fuel Payment Centre at Winter Fuel Payment Centre, Mail Handling Site A, Wolverhampton, postcode WV98 1LR.
Or call the Winter Fuel Payment Centre to claim by phone. You can also contact the Winter Fuel Payment Centre via the DWP email enquiry form or call 0800 731 0160 or use texphone by contacing Relay UK on 18001 then 0800 731 0160.
There is a British Sign Language (BSL) video relay service if you’re on a computer – find out how to use the service on mobile or tablet via the DWP website.
Before you call, you will need to know three things: your National Insurance number, your bank or building society details and the date you were married or entered into a civil partnership (if appropriate).
You’ll also need to say whether during the qualifying week of 15 to 21 September 2025 you were in hospital getting free in-patient treatment or in a residential care home or Ilford Park Resettlement Home or in prison.