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Not all pensioners will qualify this year.<\/p>\nQualifying rules for the winter support payments have been changed for this yearNot all pensioners will qualify this year.<\/p>\n
New Winter Fuel Payment rules have been confirmed by the Government this year.<\/p>\n
The support is worth up to \u00a3300 and usually enters bank accounts in November, providing a boost in the run-up to Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n Previously, the winter allowance went to all pensioners – but then was restricted last year to only the very poorest.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Martin Lewis tells Nationwide, Lloyds and NatWest customers to ditch these bank accounts<\/a><\/p>\n Get our best money saving tips and hacks by signing up to our newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n New qualifying rules are in place last year following criticism of how the scheme was run in 2024.<\/p>\n Now around nine million pensioners will get the payments, designed to help with higher winter energy bills, but not everyone will qualify.<\/p>\n Money will be paid to those with incomes below \u00a335,000.<\/p>\n Everyone with an income above that level will not qualify.<\/p>\n However, under a complicated system money will initially be paid to all pensioners.<\/p>\n It will then be claimed back automatically by HMRC from those with higher incomes who don’t qualify.<\/p>\n The changes mean around 75% of seniors will get to keep the cash this winter.<\/p>\n Those who don’t qualify – on incomes over \u00a335,000 – are being given the chance to opt out of the payment system, as they won’t benefit anyway.<\/p>\n Breaking news straight to your WhatsApp<\/p>\n BirminghamLive readers get the very latest breaking news through our WhatsApp community<\/a>.<\/p>\n