The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has clarified the amount pensioners can expect to receive as their Winter Fuel Payment this year. Eligible individuals will receive between £100 and £300, deposited directly into their bank accounts.
These payments are typically made in November and December to pensioners born before September 22, 1959. However, if your income exceeds £35,000, you’ll be required to repay it through the tax system unless you choose to opt out. The income eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment is determined on an individual basis.
For instance, if you earn £30,000 annually and your partner earns £40,000, one of you would retain their portion of the Winter Fuel Payment while the other would have to repay it. The amount you receive largely depends on your age during the qualifying week and whether you or someone you live with claims benefits, reports the Mirror.
Generally, if you or someone you live with is aged 80 or over, you qualify for a higher amount of Winter Fuel Payment. The qualifying week varies each year, but for this winter, it’s from September 15 to 21, 2025.
How much are you eligible for?
How much you can be set to receive is all based on how old you are in the qualifying week and if you, or someone you live with, claims benefits.
If you, or someone in your household, is aged 80 or over, you typically qualify for the higher amount of Winter Fuel Payment. The qualifying week changes every year but this winter, the week is September 15 to 21, 2025.
If you live by yourself or no one in your household is eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment you’ll get either:
- £200 if you were born between September 22, 1945 and September 21, 1959
- £300 if you were born before September 22, 1945
If you and your partner jointly claim any of the benefits, one of you will get a payment of either:
- £200 if both of you were born between September 22, 1945 and September 21, 1959
- £300 if one or both of you were born before September 22, 1945
If you do not claim Pension Credit, Universal Credit, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Income Support, you’ll get a payment of:
- £100 if you and the person you live with were both born between September 22, 1945 and September 21, 1959
- £100 if you were born between September 22, 1945 and September 21, 1959 but the person you live with was born before September 22, 1945
- £200 if you were born before September 22, 1945 but the person you live with was born between September 22, 1945 and September 21, 1959
- £150 if you and the person you live with were born before September 22, 1945
If you get any of the benefits but not as part of a joint claim, you’ll get a payment of either:
- £200 if you were born between September 22, 1945 and September 21, 1959
- £300 if you were born before September 22, 1945
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