State Pensioners on Tax Credits may be due the winter heating bill help this year.
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that people over State Pension age in receipt of Working Tax or Child Tax Credits will qualify for a Winter Fuel Payment this year if their annual award is for at least £26 and covers at least one day during the qualifying week - 16 to 22, September.
Top Money Stories Today How much Winter Fuel Payment you will receive If you live alone You will get either: Winter heating bill help Pension Credit Nearly 1.4m older people across Great Britain, including more than 125,000 living in Scotland, are currently receiving the means-tested benefit. Quickest way to check eligibility for Pension Credit Older people, or friends and family, can quickly check their eligibility and get an estimate of what they may receive by using the online Pension Credit calculator on GOV.UK here.
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