Winter Fuel Payment - How much Winter Fuel Payment will I get?

The amount you get will depend on your age and your personal circumstances during the 'qualifying week' of 21 to 27 September 2026.

If you're eligible, you should receive a letter in October or November telling you how much you'll get. 

If you receive benefits

For people getting Universal Credit or Pension Credit.

If you live alone or no one you live with is eligible for a Winter Fuel Payment, you'll get:

• £200 if you were born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960
• £300 if you were born before 28 September 1946

If you live with a partner or someone else who is eligible for a Winter Fuel Payment and have a joint benefit claim, you'll get:

• £200 if both of you were born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960
• £300 if one or both of you were born before 28 September 1946

If you don't receive benefits

If you live with a partner or someone else who is eligible for a Winter Fuel Payment and don't get benefits, you'll get:

• £100 if both of you were born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960
• £100 if you were born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960 and the other person was born before 28 September 1946
• £200 if you were born before 28 September 1946 but the other person was born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960
• £150 if you were both born before 28 September 1946

If you live in a care home and are eligible, you'll get:

• £100 if you were born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960
• £150 if you were born before 28 September 1946

How will I be paid a Winter Fuel Payment?

The money is normally paid in November and December.

It will be paid directly into your bank or building society account or through the Payment Exception Service if you are unable to open or manage one of these or a similar account.

If you haven't been paid a Winter Fuel Payment by 27 January 2027, you should contact the Winter Fuel Payment Centre.

• Telephone: 0800 731 0160
• Relay UK: 18001 then 0800 731 0160
• British Sign Language (BSL) users: Video Relay Service 

Winter Fuel Payment and other benefits

A Winter Fuel Payment does not count as income when working out your entitlement to other benefits.