Full list of benefits that WILL qualify for £300 energy bill support
The Winter Fuel Payment will be issued to nine million people this winter to cover the cost of gas and electric over the colder months.
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The payment is worth up to £300 and most receive it automatically.
Eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment was means-tested in 2024/25 meaning only those on certain benefits received it.
However, the government has since u-turned and it will now be paid to individuals with a yearly income of £35,000 or less.
Those on certain benefits will also qualify this year when they didn't in 2024/25.
This is the full list of benefits that qualifies you, and means you will receive the payment automatically:
State Pension
Pension Credit
Universal Credit
Attendance Allowance
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Carer's Allowance
Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
Income Support
income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)
awards from the War Pensions Scheme
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Incapacity Benefit
Industrial Death Benefit
If you do not get any of these, you will need to claim your Winter Fuel Payment if either you've not had one before, or you've deferred your State Pension since your last Winter Fuel Payment.
Who exactly is eligible and how much will I get?
You can get a Winter Fuel Payment if you were born before September 22, 1959, and live in England and Wales.
The amount you will receive is based on when you were born and your circumstances, including what benefits you are on, between September 15 and September 21 this year.
This is known as the "qualifying week".
If you live alone or no one you live with is eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment you will 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 who's eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment and are not on benefits you will 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 one of the following benefits, you will receive a different amount: Pension Credit, Universal Credit, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Income Support.
If you are on one of these 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
The payment will be made into the bank account your benefits are usually paid into.
If you get any of the same above benefits, but not as part of a joint claim, you'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
However, in all the above cases, if your taxable income is more than £35,000, your Winter Fuel Payment will be taken back either through PAYE or through Self Assessment.
If you are living in a care home will get either:
£100, if you were born between 22 September 1945 and 21 September 1959
£150, if you were born before 22 September 1945
How to claim
Anyone who has to claim the Winter Fuel Payment and is doing it by post can do so from September 15.
Anyone claiming by phone can call up from October 13.
The ultimate deadline to claim for this winter is March 31, 2026.
More details on how to claim can be found via www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment/how-to-claim.
Most Winter Fuel Payments are made in November or December.
If you are eligible, you should receive a letter in October or November telling you how much you're in line to get.
If you don't receive one by January 28, 2026, contact the Winter Fuel Payment Centre on 0800 731 0160.
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