Tag: Winter Fuel Payment
People face red tape and 243 questions to access Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Payments
The problem has emerged following the decision by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to axe the winter fuel payment, worth up to £300. …
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. …
Move to cap tax-free pension lump sum to £100,000 could cost retirees more than £70,000
Currently, workers can take out a maximum sum of £268,275 without paying tax, which many people count on to pay off debts, such as mortgages. …
Households in England will lose £8,400 benefits from HMRC and DWP ‘in days’
Households must make their benefit claims before certain deadlines or risk losing the payments – and two take place in a matter of days. …
People born in these years can still get DWP £300 Winter Fuel Payment
People born in these years can get between £200 and £300, the government says. …
Charities ‘overwhelmed’ by pleas from pensioners worried about staying warm
Age UK says it has seen a 40 percent increase in calls to its helpline and a 200 percent rise in the number using its online benefits calculator. …
Martin Lewis warns state pensioners over £1,238 British Gas, EON, EDF or OVO charge
Martin Lewis has urged state pensioners over a raft of new charges this winter from all energy firms including British Gas, EDF and E.On. …
Ofgem price cap rise before Winter Fuel Payment – how to get up to £300 benefit
The energy price cap is set to rise by £149 in October, while changes to the Winter Fuel Payment eligibility mean only 1.5 million pensioners will benefit …
Where’s the proof? Treasury and DWP refuse to release Winter Fuel Payment cash grab sums
The Daily Express asked the Treasury and DWP to confirm whether any impact assessment had been carried out ahead of the Winter Fuel Payment pensioner cash grab Both refused to cooperate despite a Labour promise to “be honest with the public”. …
DWP issues State Pension ‘check now’ warning as thousands missing out on £300 payment
There are around 1.4 million pensioners receiving Pension Credit, with an estimated 880,000 households eligible for support but yet to claim. …
