2022 Winter Fuel Payment

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I haven’t received mine yet. :cry:

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Have you had the letter though?
If you’ve not been paid by 13 January 2023, check your account before you contact the Winter Fuel Payment Centre.

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Yes, I have had the letter, this is the fist time I haven’t had it
before Christmas.

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Apologies!! It is there! Sitting snugly in my bank account… :joy:

Phew!!!

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I have just been looking at my account balance with my provider and was shocked to find £200 has been added to my account by the Government (this is in addition to the £67 a month for 6 months.

I was about to contact them saying they had made a mistake but went to look it up first to check and found it is an 'alternative fuel payment ’ for those who don’t have gas :smiley:. I had not heard about it…

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Meg can you explain further because this thread is about the Government’s Winter Fuel Payment senior citizens receive every year in varying amounts ?
The monthly £67 is from the Energy companies .

Why I’m commenting is because my best friend doesn’t have gas but hasn’t what you’re saying here .

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If you use alternative fuels for heating

You may be eligible for a £200 Alternative Fuels Payment (AFP) if both the following are true:

  • your household is not connected to the mains gas grid
  • you use alternative fuels as your main form of heating

This is on top of the £400 from your electricity supplier.

You’re eligible for this payment if the main way you heat your home uses:

  • tank or bottled gas
  • liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
  • oil
  • wood
  • solid fuel

Most homes that are eligible for this payment will get it automatically as a credit on their electricity bills from February 2023.

You may not get the payment automatically if your home is either:

  • in an area which is mainly connected to the gas grid
  • not connected to either the gas or the electricity grid

If you do not get this payment automatically

You may have to apply for this payment through the AFP Alternative Fund if you do not get it automatically - for example, because you do not have a contract with an electricity supplier.

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Boot thanks for that . I see it’s listing the types of fuel you would have to use to qualify .

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And still people complain that we are neglected and hard done by.