There will be different rules for couples receiving Winter Fuel Payments this winter compared with pensioners living alone, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed.

The Government department has issued a set of rules for pensioners in a couple and living together who are receiving the Winter Fuel Payment this year.

It comes as nine million pensioners in England and Wales are set to receive the Winter Fuel Payment from the DWP this winter after a Government u-turn, it was announced on June 11.

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 .

The change means eligible pensione

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