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Winter Fuel Payment
Winter Fuel Payment announcement, 9 June 2025
The Government has announced that the Winter Fuel Payment will be restored to all people over State Pension age with an income of £35,000 per year or less for the winter of 2025/26.
The payments will be made automatically to households with at least one member over State Pension age by the end of the qualifying week. For the winter of 2025/26, this is 15-21 September 2025 and means that people born on or before 21 September 1959 will qualify providing their income is £35,000 per year or less.
The £35,000 threshold applies to you as an individual and does not include your partner’s income. The payment you receive will be recovered by HMRC via PAYE or Self-Assessment if your taxable income is over £35,000.
Payments will be £200 per household or £300 for households where at least one person is aged 80 or over.
Payments will be made to the main claimant who is receiving a means-tested benefit such as Pension Credit.
Where there is no means-tested benefit in payment, a shared payment will be made to couples. For example, where both partners in a couple are over 80, they will receive £150 each.
DWP will develop a system to allow people to opt out from receiving the Winter Fuel Payment removing the need for HMRC to recover the payment.
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