Maximum £300 Winter Fuel Payment due to be issued to people in certain age group

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed more than nine million people born before September 22, 1959 will receive between £100 and £300 to help cover the cost of higher heating bills this winter. Winter Fuel Payments of £100 will be issued to eligible people resident in care homes while those aged between 66 and 79 will get £200 and pensioners aged 80 and over will receive the maximum amount of £300. ‌

Winter Fuel Payments will be issued automatically to most eligible pensioners over November and December. Guidance on GOV.UK also states that letters will be issued in October and November informing pensioners in England and Wales on the amount they can expect to receive. ‌

It’s important for older people in Scotland to be aware that they will not re