The Winter Fuel Allowance will still be paid even to those not eligible for Pension Credit
Thousands of individuals are eligible for the £300 Winter Fuel Payment from the Department for Work and Pensions , even if they do not receive Pension Credit.Older expats can still claim the energy bill benefit due to a clause included in the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Earlier this year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that the Winter Fuel Allowance would be means-tested and no longer universally available.
These recipients don't need to be claiming Pension Credit to receive their Winter Fuel Payments. This is because Pension Credit cannot be claimed by those living abroad permanently. Instead, there are other eligibility requirements they must meet such as being over the UK state pension age, receiving a benefit from the UK like state pension and getting a benefit from the country they reside in equivalent to Pension Credit, Universal Credit or any of the legacy benefits except for Housing Benefit, reports Cambridgeshire Live.
The countries that are eligible include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland.
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