DWP CONFIRMS NEW WINTER PAYMENT DEADLINE WITH PENDERS URGED TO ACT NOW
If you earn over £ 35,000 a year, then your winter fuel payment will be automatically recovered by hmrc throc Paye or self-assessment
Pensioners have unil september 15 to opt out of the winter fuel payment world up to £ 300.
WINTER FUEL PERYMENTS ARE BEING PAID THIS YEAR TO PENSIONS WHO BORN BEFORIT September 22, 1959 – But if you earn over 35,000 a year, then your winter fuel will be automatically recovered by hmrc.
This will be done through paye, or through self-assessment return. The income eligibility is basic per person. For example, if you earn £ 30,000 a year and your partner Earns £ 40,000, One Person Wouuld Keep Their Share of the Winter Payment but the Other Wauld Pay It Back.
If you earn over £ 35,000, then there is an option to opt out of getting your winter fuel payments. You can do this by filing out a form on Gov.uk Or by Contacting The Winter Fuel Payment Center by post or telephone. IT COMES AFTER DWP STATE PENDERS ARE SET TO GIVEN ‘EXTRA £ 352’ Completely Free.
You can Check if Your Winter Fuel Payment Will Be Clawed Back by Hmrc on This Gov.uk Page. Katherine Ford, Icaew Technical Manager, Tax, Said: “Pensioners have unil monday 15 September 2025 to contact hmrc to opt out of the fuel payments iF total income for tax purposes is more than £ 35,000.
“HMRC have a useful online to check if income is over this amout. If a person with income over £ 35,000 recipes the payments, it will be recovered automatically through their pay you earn tax code for 2026/2027, unless they are in self-assessments, CASE IT WILL BE ADDED BY HMRC TO THEIR TAX RETURN FOR 2025/2026. ”
Winter Fuel Payments aressured by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). If you are CLAIMING One of these benefits During the Qualifying Week – Who for this Year is September 15 to 21, 2025 – THEN YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT ALTIFICALLY. The list of benews that Qualify for a winter fuel payment are:
- Retirement state
- Credit
- Universal Credit
- Attendance Allowance
- Personal Independence Payment (Pip)
- Carer’s Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Income Support
- Income-Relay Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Awards from the War Pensions Scheme
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
- Incapacity benefit
- Industrial Death Benefit
There are two grups that will will be put in a claim by post or over the phone. If you will not CLAIM ANY OF THESE BENEFIT, THEN YOU’RE NEED TO CLAIM YOUR WINTER PAYMENT IF EATHER OF THE FOLLOWING APPLY:
- You’ve not had the winter fuel payment before
- You’ve deferred your State Pension SINCE YOUR LAST WINTER PAYMENT
If you will need to claim, you will be able to appply by post from September 15, or by Phone from October 15. Winter Payments Are Worth £ 200 for Eligible Households, or £ 300 for Eligible Households with Ageed Over 80.
Your eligibility will be based on your age by the end of the Qualifying Week. You won’t be eligible if you were in hospital getting free treratment for the which of the Qualifying Week, and the Year before, or if you were in prison during the Qualifying.
You also weren’t eligible if you live in a care home for the whole time from june 23, 2025 or Earlier and you CLAIM CERTAIN INCLUDING UNIVERSAL CREDIT AND CREDIT. In Scotland, The Winter Fuel Payment Has Been Replaced With A New Pension Age Winter Heating Payment.