Winter Fuel Payment

Winter Fuel Payments are expected to reach most eligible pensioners in November or December 2026. Find out when letters will arrive, who qualifies and how much you could get.

Winter Fuel Payment

When will Winter Fuel Payments arrive? Pensioners could get up to £300 this winter

Find out who will not get the Winter Fuel Payment in 2026, from people in hospital or prison to some care home residents.

Find out who will not get the Winter Fuel Payment in 2026, from people in hospital or prison to some care home residents.

Department for Works and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment 2026 - 5 groups who will not get the payment this year

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has confirmed DWP Winter Fuel Payments will return for three quarters of pensioners

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has confirmed DWP Winter Fuel Payments will return for three quarters of pensioners

DWP Winter Fuel Payments will return for three quarters of pensioners

Sir Keir Starmer has said the Government wants to make more pensioners eligible for winter fuel payments.

Sir Keir Starmer has said the Government wants to make more pensioners eligible for winter fuel payments.

Winter Fuel Payment

Winter fuel payments may return for many pensioners after Starmer speech