The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has updated online guidance to reflect the recent changes announced by the Labour Government to the annual Winter Fuel Payment.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced last week that the payment, worth between £100 and £300, will only be made to around 1.5 million State Pensioners on means-tested benefits.
The change means that around 10 million pensioners who received the payment last year will not be due the money this winter.
The updated guidance also confirms that people in Scotland cannot get the Winter Fuel Payment, but could qualify for the new ‘Pension Age Winter Heating Payment’ instead.
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