People over the age off 66 have just days to opt-out of receiving the Winter Fuel Payments, the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) has confirmed. The deadline for pensioners wanting to opt out of the payments is Monday, September 15.

It comes after the Government announced its U-turn on the payments in June , meaning nine million pensioners in England and Wales will receive the Winter Fuel Payment from the DWP this winter.

Payments were slashed last year as they became means tested for the first time, with only those on certain benefits receiving the payment. The move essentially lowered the income threshold to just £11,600, according to MoneySavingExpert .

Under the new changes, all pensioners with an income of under £35,000 a year will get the payment of either £200

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