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Around nine million pensioners will receive a one-off payment in their bank accounts from Saturday, as the Government rolls out this year’s cold weather support.

If you were born before September 22 1959, you could get between £100 and £300 from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help you pay your heating bills over the coming months.

State pensioners in England and Wales with an income of under £35,000 a year will get the winter fuel payment automatically.

Those with an income above the £35,000 threshold will also receive the payment, but it will then be reclaimed from them in tax.

It will be collected either automatically via PAYE, or via their self-assessment tax return.

You will not be eligible if you were in hospital getting free treatment for

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