Huge Winter Fuel Payment U-turn means millions more will get it this year:
The £300 payment will be restored for nine million pensioners
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Winter Fuel Support Expanded for Millions of PensionersUp to £300 will be paid automatically to nine million pensioners in England and Wales this winter.
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- The payment is restored for most pensioners earning under £35,000 annually without needing to claim.
- Those with higher incomes may receive it initially but will repay it through taxation.
- The new eligibility changes will cost the Treasury £1.25 billion while saving £450 million via means-testing.
- More than 75% of pensioners in England and Wales are expected to benefit from the scheme this winter.
Targeting winter fuel payments was a tough decision but the right decision because of the inheritance we had been left by the previous government.— Chancellor Rachel Reeves commented on the changes to winter fuel payments.
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