The £300 pensioner cost-of-living lump sum will be added to this year's Winter Fuel Payments
The Department for Work and Pensions recently updated online guidance to make it simpler for eight million pensioner households to find out if they are eligible for a £300 cost of living payment this winter. This one-off lump sum will be added to their annual Winter Fuel Payment, due to be paid over November and December, but to be eligible for the extra financial support pensioners need to have met certain conditions last week.
DWP guidance on GOV.UK states that most payments are made automatically in November or December, but the money should be paid by January 13, 2023 at the latest. The only way to know if you have received it, is to check your account. DWP has updated this year’s payment details to include the £300 payment and clarified who is eligible and how much you will get, depending on your household circumstances.
You will automatically qualify for the £150 payment if you are getting any award level for one of the following: You qualify and live alone You qualify and live with someone under 80 who also qualifies You qualify and live with someone 80 or over who also qualifies You qualify, live in a care home and do not get certain benefits Benefits - Pension Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance , income-related Employment and Support Allowance or Income Support
If you have not had a Winter Fuel Payment before, you only need to claim if any of the following apply: