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DWP Confirms Exact Birth Date for £300 Winter Fuel Payment and Key Week to Qualify
Eligible pensioners born on or before June 27, 1960 can receive £100 to £300, with HM Revenue & Customs reclaiming payments from incomes above £35,000.
- The DWP confirmed the exact rules for the 2026 Winter Fuel Payment, setting a birth date cutoff of June 27, 1960 for eligibility.
- Eligibility depends on your circumstances during the seven-day period from September 21 to September 27, which serves as the official snapshot for determining who qualifies.
- Eligible People born before September 28, 1946, receive £300, while those born between then and June 27, 1960, receive £200 toward heating bills.
- The Department will send letters in October or November detailing payment amounts, though HMRC may recover funds from People with income above £35,000 through Self Assessment.
- Most eligible People will not need to make a claim, with payments typically made automatically in November or December 2026, though Anyone without a letter should verify their status.
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DWP confirms exact birth date for £300 Winter Fuel Payment and key week to qualify
The DWP has confirmed the exact birth date and qualifying week for the 2026 Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300 for eligible pensioners.
·Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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