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

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

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

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

The Winter Fuel Payment will be paid automatically to those state pensioners who are claiming a qualifying benefit, but the ...

This implies that if you're now over 80 and qualify, your Winter Fuel Payment will increase from £200 to £300. Most ...

The UK government has made significant adjustments to the Winter Fuel Payment scheme this year, introducing new eligibility ...

Pensioners’ representatives have urged Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to outline “as a matter of urgency” how he plans to ...

A shake-up of government rules means that Winter Fuel Payments are no longer universally handed out - and birthdays matter on ...

The Work and Pensions Secretary suggested she wanted to see a 100% take-up of pension credit ‘regardless’ of how it impacted ...

Yorkshire and Humber Pensioners Convention secretary Fran Postlethwaite said: “Labour ending the universal winter fuel ...

A successful new claim for Pension Credit made before December 21 will also be entitled to a backdated Winter Fuel Payment.