DWP state pensioners born in these years get £100 boost to Winter Fuel Payment

The Winter Fuel Payment will once again be paid to all state pensioners this coming winter, but the amount you get paid will depend on your age View 2 Images The Winter Fuel Payment could help state pensioners during the colder seasons (Image: Jordi Salas via Getty Images)

Last winter, millions of state pensioners were stripped of their £300 Winter Fuel Payment, a move that has been widely reported since the Government declared the benefit would be means-tested. This resulted in the majority of state pensioners being ineligible for the winter fuel allowance payment unless they claimed the appropriate benefits. ‌

In response to this, Keir Starmer announced a partial U-turn on the decision, reinstating the £200 or £300 payment for all state pensioners and reclaiming it from t