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60,000 people on benefits warned to check bank accounts immediately

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direct to your inboxPeople who claim Universal Credit are being urged to check their payments after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) admitted to issuing over 60,000 people the wrong accounts for winter fuel allowance last month.The news comes as temperatures drop in the UK.The winter fuel payment is an annual tax-free benefit to help families with heating costs from November each year.The money - which can be anything from £100 to £300 - is automatically paid out to those born on or before October 5, 1954.Households who qualify receive a payment between November and December each year, plus a letter confirming the amount they are due.

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