Everything you need to know about Winter Fuel Payment

The Winter Fuel Payment is being made available to millions of pensioners this year, providing between £250 and £600. The one-off payment is designed to help older people with their heating costs as temperatures plummet this winter.A new DWP video has explained: ‘If your household is eligible for a Winter Fuel Payment for 2022/23, you will automatically get an additional £300 to help with the cost of living.’This extra sum is known as the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment and is only applicable this winter.The sum is paid in addition to any cost of living payments people get with their benefits or tax credits, if this is applicable.The new Government video has unpacked the answers to key questions surrounding the support.READ MORE: Is the state pension generous enough – POLL DWP issues new video on everything you need to know about Winter Fuel Payment (Image: Getty)The DWP video explains people will qualify for the payment in the following circumstances:If they were born on or before September 25, 1956If they lived in the UK for at least one day during the week of September 19 to 25, 2022.Some will not be eligible, and the DWP video states: ‘You will not get a winter fuel payment under the following rules:’If you are in hospital getting free treatment for more than a year, or if you need permission to enter the UK and your granted leave states you cannot claim public funds.DON’T MISSWarning as 1,200 pension savers per day hit with tax charge [INSIGHT]Britons ‘incapable’ of funding retirement on state pension alone [LATEST]Britons can avoid pension ‘complications’ with simple savings tip [ANALYSIS] State Pension UK: What is State Pension? (Image: EXPRESS)What is happening where you live? Find out by adding your postcode or visit InYourArea These individuals will need to submit a claim, the DWP video suggests, but only in certain circumstances.If a person does not receive the state pension or any benefits, they will need to act.However, the video adds: ‘Also claim if the only benefit you receive is Adult Disability Premium from the Scottish Government, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction, Child Benefit or Universal Credit.’People must claim before March 31, 2023 to receive their payment.