People of State Pension age may be due up to £600 heating bill help over next few weeks

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that more than 11.6 million pensioner households across the UK, including around one million in Scotland, have started to receive a one-off payment worth up to £600 to help with their heating bills this winter.

Winter Fuel Payments, which have been boosted this year by an additional £300 per household Pensioner Cost of Living payment, will land directly in bank accounts over the next few weeks, with the vast majority being made automatically.

The DWP said that while most payments will arrive before the payment window closes on January 13, 2023, some people may need to make a claim, such as those who qualify but do not receive benefits or the State Pension and have never previously received a Winter Fuel Payment.

Those who do not receive a payment by that date should contact the Winter Fuel Payment Centre on 0800 731 0160. To be eligible for this year's Winter Fuel Payment, you must have been born on or before September 25, 1956 and lived in the UK for at least one day during the week of 19 to 25 September 2022 - this is called the ‘qualifying week’.