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Around 9 million pensioners will receive the payment across the country(Image: InYourArea)<\/p>\nThis winter the vast majority of pensioners will receive a payment of between \u00a3100 and \u00a3300 to help them pay for their heating bills<\/p>\n
16:24, 31 Jul 2025Updated 16:24, 31 Jul 2025<\/p>\n
Around 9 million pensioners will receive the payment across the country(Image: InYourArea)<\/p>\n
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is giving millions of pensioners up to \u00a3300 this winter to help cover soaring heating bills. Around 9 million pensioners across the UK are due to receive the one off Winter Fuel payment later in the year, which will be automatically sent out to eligible individuals.<\/p>\n
Between November and December, anyone born before September 22, 1959, may receive a payment between \u00a3100 and \u00a3300, depending on their age and circumstances<\/a>.<\/p>\n Those under the age of 80 will receive \u00a3200, while those aged 80 and over will be granted \u00a3300. The support is part of a long-running Government<\/a> scheme aimed at helping older people stay warm and well through winter, without having to worry as much about rising energy costs, the Express reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, it comes after a dramatic U-turn decision<\/a> on the grant in June following a decision to limit the Winter Fuel payment to only those who claimed pension credit.<\/p>\n Never miss a story with the MEN’s daily Catch Up newsletter – get it in your inbox by signing up here<\/a><\/p>\n The \u00a3300 payment has since been restored to the vast majority of pensioners who previously received it. Pensioners must have an income of under \u00a335,000 a year to get the payment automatically.<\/p>\n For couples, the Winter Fuel Payment this year will be a maximum of \u00a3300, but some couples may receive only \u00a3100 due to income thresholds<\/a>.<\/p>\n The payment amount is determined by age and household composition, and those with higher incomes may have their payment recovered through the tax system.<\/p>\n No application is needed for most recipients, as the payment will be transferred automatically to their bank accounts according to the DWP<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to Birmingham Live, approximately 11.6 million people received the Winter Fuel Payment during the 2023\u20132024 season, marking an increase of over 200,000 recipients compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n The number is set to rise again as new eligibility rules come into effect, extending the payment to millions who were previously excluded.<\/p>\n Join the Manchester Evening News WhatsApp group HERE<\/a><\/p>\n For pensioners<\/a> living on fixed incomes, the reinstated support could provide much-needed stability in the face of high energy bills<\/a> and continued cost-of-living pressures.<\/p>\n As temperatures drop and energy demands increase, the Winter Fuel Payment will be a lifeline to many households navigating the financial challenges of the colder months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This winter the vast majority of pensioners will receive a payment of between \u00a3100 and \u00a3300 to help…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36179,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[84,5363,4176,2222,1447,4178,4174,4175,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-36178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-personal-finance","tag-business","tag-energy-bills","tag-finance","tag-money","tag-pensioners","tag-pensions","tag-personal-finance","tag-personalfinance","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}