Pensioners with the highest needs and lowest incomes should receive better targeted support with energy bills. From next month, those not on Pension Credit or other means-tested benefits will no longer get the annual Winter Fuel Payments, worth between £100 and £300. Citizens Advice Chief Executive Dame Clare Moriarty said: “Winter Fuel Payment will still be paid to people receiving Pension Credit, and that’s actually one of the most underclaimed benefits there is, so 1.4 million people receive Pension Credit and there’s nearly another 900,000 people who could. It’s really important to see better support so that people do access it.”
Find out more about what energy bills help is needed in BBC News. You can also check your eligibility for Pension Credit and apply before 21 December to make sure you get the Winter Fuel Payment.