From this winter only those on Pension Credit or means-tested benefits will get the Winter Fuel Payment.

The Northern Echo

County Durham

England

United Kingdom

Winter Fuel Payment deadline approaches - what you need to do to get £300 boost

There are now 53,400 pensioners waiting for their claim to be processed

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The Independent

Evgeny Lebedev

London

Greater London

Winter fuel payment claims skyrocket after Labour changes – with half rejected

Older people still have time to qualify for a backdated Winter Fuel Payment this month.

Daily Record

Reach plc

Glasgow

Glasgow City

Scotland

State Pensioners in Scotland to receive at least £100 winter heating bill help

Gannett

Only those on means-tested benefits will now receive the payment

Bristol Post

Bristol

City of Bristol

DWP announces £175 payment for pensioners to fill Winter Fuel Payment gap

The DWP has said the UK Government has "no plans" to reverse the decision to means test the Winter Fuel Payment for all State Pensioners, despite more than 47,700 people signing an e-petition calling for the support to be issued to all older people.

Glasgow Live

DWP update on calls for Winter Fuel Payments to be given to all pensioners

St Helens Star

St Helens

Merseyside

Swindon Advertiser

Swindon

Members of Unite Forth Valley Retired Members branch staged a “sit-in” in Falkirk Library at the weekend calling for the Winter Fuel Payment to be fully reinstated.

Falkirk Herald

Falkirk

Union's retired ranks highlight winter fuel fears with sit-in at Falkirk Library

THOUSANDS of Scots could pocket a £60 bonus with a one-off heating payment this winter. With households across the country bracing for the coldest December of the decade, folk are feeling the crunch of rising energy bills.  PAThousands of Scots will soon receive a £60 one-off payment this winter[/caption]
After Winter Fuel Payments were axed for nearly one million Scots, a helping hand to heat homes wouldn’t go amiss this winter.  And soon, thou…

The Scottish Sun

Murdoch family

Thousands of Scots can claim £60 payment to help with winter energy bills

The first cold snap of the winter has left its mark, and across the country radiators will have been working hard. However, for millions of older people living on low incomes, turning the heating on isn’t a simple decision, or sometimes, even an option. Many will also be about to lose the Winter Fuel Payment and will need to make their limited budgets stretch even further, possibly to breaking point. In London there is a massive £305 million in …

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