HM Revenue and Customs <\/a>(HMRC) has shared an update for pensioners with an income over the \u00a335,000 threshold, who received either of the payments.<\/p>\n HMRC <\/a>said \u201cCustomers do not need to include their 2025 Winter Fuel Payment, or Pension Age Winter Heating Payment in Scotland, on their tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year as payments received in Autumn 2025 will be recovered in the 2025 to 2026 tax return, due by 31 January 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: New call to \u2018review, reform and means-test\u2019 State Pension payments<\/a>READ MORE: Pensioners urged to check for annual income boost of nearly \u00a31,400<\/a><\/p>\n If your income is over \u00a335,000, HMRC will take your Winter Fuel Payment or Pension Age Winter Heating Payment back. This will either be done through the Self Assessment, or a change to your PAYE code.<\/p>\n Anyone not sure if they will need to pay it back before January 31, 2027 can use the online HMRC checking tool on GOV.UK.<\/a><\/p>\n Payments are still being issued and any pensioners who think they need to make a claim for the payment have until the end of March to contact DWP for Winter Fuel Payment claims and Social Security Scotland<\/a> for Pension Age Winter Heating Payments.<\/p>\n Pension Age Winter Heating Payments<\/p>\n Pensioners in England and Wales will receive between \u00a3100 and \u00a3300 through Winter Fuel Payments, due to be issued by the DWP before the end of March.<\/p>\n Social Security Scotland started issuing Pension Age Winter Heating Payments at the end of November, using data provided by the DWP, and will continue throughout the winter months – until the start of March. Guidance on MYGOV.SCOT<\/a> has full details on the one-off annual payments.<\/p>\n How much someone receives depends on their age, household living circumstances and residency in the UK during the qualifying week, which ran from September 15 to 21, 2025.<\/p>\n To qualify for either Pension Age Winter Heating Payment or Winter Fuel Payment, people need to have been born before September 22, 1959 with an annual income of \u00a335,000 or below.<\/p>\n Pensioners in residential care could get \u00a3101.70 while people aged between 66 and 79 could receive \u00a3203.40 while those aged 80 or over could be due \u00a3305.10.<\/p>\n A full overview of the eligibility criteria and payment structure can be found on MYGOV.SCOT<\/a>.<\/p>\n Payments to be issued from November:<\/p>\n People aged over 66 living in residential care will receive \u00a3101.70 (visit MYGOV.SCOT<\/a> for full details)People aged between 66 and 79 will receive \u00a3203. 40 (lower rate)People aged 80 and over will receive \u00a3305.10 (higher rate) Join the conversation on our Money Saving Scotland Facebook group<\/a> for money-saving tips, the latest State Pension and benefits news, energy bill advice and cost of living updates.<\/p>\n Sign up to our Record Money newsletter and get the top stories sent to your inbox daily from Monday to Friday with a special cost of living edition every Thursday – sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can also follow us on X (formerly Twitter) @Recordmoney_<\/a> for regular updates throughout the day or get money news alerts on your phone by joining our Daily Record Money WhatsApp community<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765186628_722_0_DR-MOney.png\")
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