DWP paying state pensioners three bonus payments worth £460

Among the payments landing in bank accounts before the end of the year is the Winter Fuel Payment, which spans between £300 and £100 for eligible pensioners up and down the UK.

State pensioners are set for THREE payments worth £460 before Christmas. Among the payments landing in bank accounts before the end of the year is the Winter Fuel Payment, which spans between £300 and £100 for eligible pensioners up and down the UK.

Eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment this year requires you to have been born before September 23, 1958, live in Scotland, England or Wales, and receive one of the following benefits. The amount of Winter Fuel Payment you receive varies depending on whether you live alone, with someone, or in a care home.

You can get a Winter Fuel Payment this year if you were born before September 23, 1958. You must also live in Scotland, England or Wales and get one of the following benefits: Pension Credit OR Universal Credit (for mixed age couples) OR Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) OR Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) OR Income Support OR Tax Credits (with an annual award of at least £26).

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Winter Fuel Payment - between £100 and £300

If you live alone you will get either £200 if you were born between September 23, 1944 and September 22, 1958 or £300 if you were born before September 23, 1944. If you live with someone if you and your partner jointly claim any of the benefits, one of you will get a payment of either £200 if both of you were born between September 23, 1944 and September 22, 1958 or £300 if one or both of you were born before September 23, 1944.

If you live in a care home if you are eligible you will get either £100 if you were born between September 23, 1944 and September 22, 1958 or £150 if you were born before September 23, 1944.

Warm Home Discount - £150

The discount is a one-off £150 discount off your electricity bill, paid from your supplier. It is available to households in England, Wales and Scotland. You don’t need to apply as your supplier should apply this automatically to your account, but you can check if you’re eligible.

Matthew Cole, head of Fuel Bank Foundation, said, “Charities such as Fuel Bank had to plug gaps when households simply didn’t have the cash they needed to get warm and stay warm, in particular over winter, and the update from Ofgem amplifies some of the concerns that we heard from our clients over the same period, that some households believed they had missed out on some of the support that was available, and it was complex to remedy this and to access the help that they believed they were entitled to.”

National Energy Action’s head of policy Matthew Copeland said: “We completely accept that suppliers weren’t at fault on this, but we really need to have a look at what did go wrong and make sure it doesn’t happen in future scheme years. It’s unacceptable that half a million people who are entitled to a discount aren’t getting it.”

DWP Christmas Bonus - £10

To receive the £10 Christmas bonus in 2024, you need to be living in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Gibraltar during the designated ‘qualifying week’. For 2024, this week runs from 2-8 December. If you’re not in one of these locations during this time, you won’t be eligible for the bonus. To get the Christmas bonus, you must be receiving at least one eligible benefit during the qualifying week.

You’ll typically qualify if you get the state pension or certain benefits, while some people are eligible while living in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. DWP will usually write to tell you that you’re eligible but you might get this letter after being paid.