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Millions of pensioners will be getting up to £300 cash from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from November.

Winter Fuel Payments are being handed out to people born before September 22, 1959, to help them with the cost of living during the coldest months of the year, when they may need extra cash to heat their homes.

However, this year, only pensioners with an income below £35,000 a year are eligible to keep the payment, which is worth between £100 and £300.

Instead of sending the payments to eligible people only, the government will be sending a payment to all pensioners - aside from those who have already opted out of receiving one.

Pensioners who are above the £35,000 income threshold will then have the payment taken back by HMRC via a tax payment. The

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