Martin Lewis gives guidance on Winter Fuel payment scams

Two million state pensioners will be made to give up their Winter Fuel Payments this winter, the government has confirmed. The system for issuing the £200 to £300 payments has been changed for this winter, following the disastrous rollout of means testing in 2024 which had tied the cash to Pension Credit , limiting eligibility to people earning about £11,300.

Instead, this year, new rules stipulate that the money will be paid to all state pensioners, but reclaimed back in tax by HMRC for those earning more than £35,000. It means that this winter, approximately two million state pensioners will be made to hand back their Winter Fuel Payment because they earn too much to be allowed to keep it.

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