Warm Home Discount
Warm Home Discount is a one-off payment to help with the cost of energy during the winter.
Winter Fuel Payment is an annual tax-free payment to help you with heating costs during the colder months.
Winter Fuel Payment is an annual tax-free payment for households that include someone born on or before 25 September 1956. It's designed to help you cover your heating costs in winter.
If you were born on or before 25 September 1956, you could get between £100 and £300 to help with your bills in winter this year. The exact amount depends on your age and whether other people in your household also qualify.
You’ll usually get a smaller payment if you live in a care home or nursing home and don't get one of the following benefits:
If you live in a care home or nursing home and you do get any of these benefits, then you're not entitled to a Winter Fuel Payment.
If you were born on or before 25 September 1956, you're likely to qualify for a Winter Fuel Payment in the winter of 2022-23, as long as you were living in the UK during the qualifying week.
The qualifying week is the week beginning from the third Monday in September.
Do you know what benefits you are entitled to? Our Benefits Calculator can help you, quickly and easily, to find out what you could be claiming.
If you've received it before, you should get your Winter Fuel Payment automatically this year.
If you claim State Pension or another social security benefit (not including Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction, Child Benefit, Universal Credit or a deferred State Pension), you should also be paid automatically.
If you don't receive these benefits – or you live abroad – and you're eligible for Winter Fuel Payment, you might need to make a claim directly to receive your payment.
Call the Winter Fuel Payment helpline on 0800 731 0160 to get started. You'll need your National Insurance number and your bank or building society details to hand.
We have lots more information and advice to help you through the colder months.
We offer support through our free advice line on 0800 678 1602. Lines are open 8am-7pm, 365 days a year. We also have specialist advisers at over 125 local Age UKs.
Warm Home Discount is a one-off payment to help with the cost of energy during the winter.
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