It said claimants who applied before December 21 would receive a backdated winter fuel payment. Steve Webb, partner at ...

The winter fuel payment has not changed in more than two decades, despite sky-high inflation and rocketing energy prices.

the winter fuel payment was paid to all pensioners to help with energy bills. However, in July, the government said it would ...

Influential Commons committee has demanded answers and has called for the DWP to extend the criteria so more people get the ...

An online petition is calling on Labour to U-turn on its decision and now has 18,138 signatures, which means it is now entitled to a written response from the UK Government ...

THE elderly are being targeted by a wave of fake winter fuel payment texts, Martin Lewis’ Money Saving Expert has warned. The ...

Rachel Reeves has faced an ongoing backlash over restricting the winter fuel allowance to only the poorest pensioners.

State pensioners born in these years can get an extra £100 in their Winter Fuel Payment this winter if they're eligible.

Payments of up to £300 will be issued over November and December to around 1.5 million State Pensioners.

She urged elderly people to check if they are entitled to pension credit, which could mean they are also eligible for the ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and new Labour Party government has shaken up Winter Fuel Allowance eligibility ...

According to the Empty Homes Network, homes worth more than £465bn are empty - roughly equivalent to one in 16 properties.