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The Department for Work and Pensions is set to hand out £300 Winter Fuel Payments to state pensioners - providing they act by October. The DWP says most people get the Winter Fuel Payment automatically if they’re eligible .

You do not need to claim if you get any of the following: State Pension, Pension Credit, Universal Credit , Attendance Allowance, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Carer’s Allowance, Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Income Support and income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

Others which mean you get the payment automatically include the income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), awards from the War Pensions Scheme, as well as Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit and Incapacity Benefit, and finally, Industrial Death Benefit.

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