{"id":44122,"date":"2023-11-25T00:18:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T00:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/histarmar.net\/?p=44122"},"modified":"2023-11-25T00:18:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T00:18:56","slug":"dwp-alert-as-millions-of-pensioners-set-to-receive-600-to-help-with-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/histarmar.net\/world-news\/dwp-alert-as-millions-of-pensioners-set-to-receive-600-to-help-with-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"DWP alert as millions of pensioners set to receive \u00a3600 to help with bills"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Millions of pensioners are set to receive payments of up to \u00a3600 directly in their bank accounts for the second year running.<\/p>\n

As well as this cash boost, pensioners are set to receive a 8.5 percent increase to their state pension after the prime minister Rishi Sunak came through on his pledge to halve inflation by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Around 11.5million Pensioners across the country have started to receive up to \u00a3600 to help with energy bills this winter.<\/p>\n

Winter Fuel Payments \u2013 boosted again this year by an additional \u00a3300 per household Pensioner Cost of Living payment \u2013 will land in bank accounts over the next two months, the vast majority automatically.<\/p>\n

Mel Stride, Work and Pensions Secretary said: \u201cWe have delivered on our promise to halve inflation and will continue to support people right across the country, including pensioners who may be facing particular challenges over the colder months.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs well as up to \u00a3600 to help our pensioners stay warm this winter, we\u2019re boosting pensions through the Triple Lock \u2013 increasing the full rate of the New State Pension by over \u00a3900 next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The money will appear in bank statements with the payment reference starting with the customer\u2019s National Insurance number followed by \u2018DWP WFP\u2019 for people in Great Britain, or \u2018DFC WFP\u2019 for people in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Most people will recieve the payment automatically however there are people who wul have to make a claim.<\/p>\n

This includes those who do not receive benefits or the state pension and have never previously received a Winter Fuel Payment<\/p>\n

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The payments deliver additional support to pensioners, the majority of whom are on fixed incomes and are unable to raise their incomes through fixed employment.<\/p>\n

The start of the Winter Fuel Payments season comes hot on the heels of the recent \u00a3300 Cost of Living payments made by the DWP to more than seven million eligible households across the UK.<\/p>\n

This latest payment is the second of up to three Cost of Living Payments being made this financial year. These payments \u2013 which are all tax-free and will not have any impact on existing benefit awards \u2013 demonstrate the Government\u2019s commitment to supporting low-income families with financial pressures.<\/p>\n