Winter Fuel Payment 2024 25 For Pensioners Benefits. Some pensioners will receive a winter fuel payment to help with their heating bills this winter. The winter fuel payment is an annual payment to help you with heating costs during the colder months.

The number of pensioners receiving the payment is expected to fall by around 10 million, from 11.4 million to 1.5 million. Until this year everyone above state pension age was entitled to the payment regardless of their circumstances, but now you need to claim pension credit, another.