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The Winter Fuel Payment is a state benefit paid once per year in England and Wales[1] to some people old enough to have been born before a specific date. It is intended to cover the additional costs of heating over the winter months. First introduced in 1997 as a universal benefit for pensioners, in 2024 it was changed so that it is only offered to pensioners who receive means tested benefits such as pension credit.
- ^ Mackley, Andrew; Hobson, Frank; Kennedy, Steven (9 September 2024). Changes to Winter Fuel Payment eligibility rules (PDF). House of Commons Library Research Briefings. House of Commons Library. 10,094. Retrieved 10 September 2024.