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More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued the exact date state pensioners need to act for a free payment . This involves the Winter Fuel Payment, which is worth £300. The DWP is urging pensioners to check to see if they could be eligible for Pension Credit.

If they are, they will also automatically get this year's Winter Fuel Payment - as long as they claim by a certain date. State pensioners might be el.