![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/when-is-winter-fuel-allowance-paid-how-to-get-help-paying-energy-bills-this-winter/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2J36NPYjpg-JS749854755.jpg&description=ELDERLY people can claim up to £600 in free cash from the government to help them this winter. It comes via the winter fuel payment with those eligible receiving between £250 to £600. Elderly people are entitled to up to £600 in free cash from the government this winter What you get will depend on your personal circumstances though, such as your age and income. This year, eligible people are receiving £300 more than normal. That's because the government announced a £300 cost of living payment for all those eligible for the winter fuel payment. Here's everything you need to know about the winter fuel payment, formerly known as the winter fuel allowance. What is the winter fuel payment? The winter fuel payment is an annual tax-free benefit designed to help with heating costs through the colder months. Most people who are eligible get it automatically like if you receive the state pension or benefits. However, you won't necessarily qualify just because you claim housing benefit, council tax reduction, child benefit or Universal Credit. If you do meet the criteria but don't automatically get the winter fuel payment, you will have to apply on the government's website. The deadline for claiming the winter fuel payment for this winter, 2022 to 2023, is March 31, 2023. You'll qualify for a winter fuel payment if both of the following apply: you were born on or before September 25, 1956 you lived in the UK for at least one day during the week of September 19 to 25, 2022 in what is known as the "qualifying week" If you did not live in the UK during the qualifying week, you might still get the payment if both the following apply: you live in Switzerland or a EEA country you have a "genuine and sufficient" link with the UK social security system, such as having lived or worked in the UK and having a family in the UK But there are exclusions - you can't get the payment if you live in Cyprus, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Malta, Portugal or Spain. This is because the average winter){kind=link}
ELDERLY people can claim up to £600 in free cash from the government to help them this winter.
It comes via the winter fuel payment with those eligible receiving between £250 to £600.
What you get will depend on your personal circumstances though, such as your age and income.
This year, eligible people are receiving £300 more than normal.
That’s because the government announced a £300 cost of living payment for all those eligible for the winter fuel payment.