DWP to make automatic £200 payments to people born before certain date

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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 Hundreds of thousands of pensioners can expect a £200 payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) later in the year. The money is being paid as part of the Winter Fuel Payment scheme. This year, only pensioners on the lowest incomes will get the cash.

It was previously a blanket payment for all over 65, but the new Labour Government has changed the criteria, reports BirminghamLive . I.