How much Winter Fuel Payment will I get?
This year the Winter Fuel Payment will be £250 for households with someone aged 60 to 79, and £400 for households with someone aged 80 and over.
The exact amount you’ll get depends on your circumstances during the qualifying week (15 to 21 September 2008), such as your age, whether you live alone and whether you’re getting Pension Credit or income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.
In most cases if you qualify for a Winter Fuel Payment, you’ll get:
- a full payment of £250 or a shared payment of £125 each, if you’re aged 60-79, or
- a full payment of £400 or a shared payment of £200 each, if you’re aged 80 or over
How will my circumstances affect whether I get a Winter Fuel Payment?
If your circumstances are as follows:
- you qualify for a Winter Fuel Payment and you live alone
- you qualify for a Winter Fuel Payment and no-one else in your household qualifies for a Winter Fuel Payment, or
- you qualify for a Winter Fuel Payment and you get Pension Credit or income-based Jobseekers Allowance.
Then you will get:
- £250 if you are aged 60 to 79, or
- £400 if you are aged 80 or over
If your circumstances are as follows:
- you qualify for a Winter Fuel Payment and you don’t get Pension Credit or income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, and
- you live with at least one other person who qualifies for a Winter Fuel Payment.
Then you will get:
- £125 each if you are both (or all, if you live with more than one other person) aged 60 to 79
- £200 each if you and at least one other person in your household, are aged 80 or over, or
- £275 if you are the only person aged 80 or over (other people in the household who qualify for a Winter Fuel Payment will get £125).
If you live in a care home, an independent hospital or Ilford Park Polish Resettlement Home and, during the week of 15-21 September 2008, you are not getting Pension Credit or income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, you should get:
- £125 if you are aged 60 to 79, or
- £200 if you are aged 80 or over.