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Pensioners warned they could be forced to pay £300 unless they do three things
The DWP is issuing a warning to anyone who gets the state pension and receives the Winter Fuel Payment after changes were made to the scheme earlier this month. …
Winter Fuel Payment letters arriving on state pensioners’ doormats from this date
Eligible state pensioners will receive up to £300 this winter towards heating bills. …
DWP faces fury at ‘block’ on hard-up pensioners getting Winter Fuel Payment
Labour MPs are calling for the rules to be changed as many pensioners are only slightly outside the threshold for the £300 payment. …
‘No time to lose’ – Unpaid carers urged to check eligibility for £2,370 payments from DWP
Carers UK is concerned that pensioners who are unpaid carers and on low incomes will struggle this winter if they don’t get Pension Credit along with a second top-up called Carer Addition. …
DWP shares four reasons some people will not get £300 Winter Fuel Payment
The DWP has made significant changes to the Winter Fuel Payment scheme for 2024. …
DWP issues seven-week warning over Winter Fuel Payment
The eligibility criteria for the benefit has narrowed. …
DWP Winter Fuel Payment alert as this group can claim ‘additional’ £353 payment
The eligibility criteria for the payment are tightening. …
Rachel Reeves urged to launch new ‘death raid’ on second homes and shares
The call for change comes from experts at the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies …
Experts say these 1.6 million pensioners will be worst hit by DWP Winter Fuel cut
Experts at Lane Clark & Peacock have calculated some pensioners in the UK earn less that 60 percent of the national average income. …
Winter Fuel Payment means-testing is cruel blow to elderly with this condition
The Labour Government’s reforms will be particularly cruel to a certain subset of pensioners whose health battles render them even more vulnerable. …
