Winter Fuel Payment

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How much you'll get

You바카라 사이트™ll get a letter in October or November telling you how much Winter Fuel Payment you바카라 사이트™ll get, if you바카라 사이트™re eligible.

If you do not get a letter but think you바카라 사이트™re eligible, check if you need to make a claim.

The amount you get is based on when you were born and your circumstances between 15 and 21 September 2025. This is called the 바카라 사이트˜qualifying week바카라 사이트™.

Any money you get will not affect your other benefits.

If your income is over £35,000

HMRC will take your Winter Fuel Payment back by either:

  • changing your tax code for the 2026 to 2027 tax year
  • adding the amount to your 2025 to 2026 Self Assessment tax return

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If you live alone or no one you live with is eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment

You바카라 사이트™ll get either:

  • £200 if you were born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959
  • £300 if you were born before 22 September 1945

If you live with someone else who바카라 사이트™s eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment

Your payment may be different if you get one of the following benefits:

  • Pension Credit
  • Universal Credit
  • income-based Jobseeker바카라 사이트™s Allowance (JSA)
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
  • Income Support

If you do not get any of the benefits

You바카라 사이트™ll get a payment of:

  • £100 if you and the person you live with were both born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959
  • £100 if you were born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959 but the person you live with was born before 22 September 1945
  • £200 if you were born before 22 September 1945 but the person you live with was born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959
  • £150 if you and the person you live with were born before 22 September 1945

If you and your partner jointly claim any of the benefits

One of you will get a payment of either:

  • £200 if both of you were born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959
  • £300 if one or both of you were born before 22 September 1945

You바카라 사이트™ll be paid into the bank account your benefits are usually paid into.

If you get any of the benefits (not as part of a joint claim)

You바카라 사이트™ll get a payment of either:

  • £200 if you were born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959
  • £300 if you were born before 22 September 1945

If you live in a care home

If you바카라 사이트™re eligible you바카라 사이트™ll get either:

  • £100 if you were born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959
  • £150 if you were born before 22 September 1945
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