DWP urges older people to check bank account for one-off heating bill help payment of up to £600
dailyrecord.co.ukThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced that 11.6million Winter Fuel Payments and Pensioner Cost of Living Payments - support worth a total of £4.6billion - have been made to older people across the UK, including 973,604 living in Scotland.
DWP also said that the vast majority of these payments, worth up to £600 per household, landed in pensioners’ bank accounts automatically.
However, the payment window closed on Friday January 13, 2023 and people who have not yet received the money, and believe they are eligible are being urged by DWP to check their bank accounts to make sure they have not been missed before contacting the Winter Fuel Payment Centre online here or by calling them on 0800 731 0160.
The payments appear in bank statements with the reference beginning with the customer’s National Insurance number followed by ‘DWP WFP’.DWP said that while the overwhelming majority of Winter Fuel Payments are paid automatically, some people need to make a claim.
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