Millions of pensioners lost the £300 Winter Fuel Payment after the Labour Party government decision to axe the payout last year. Now the Labour government and Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) have opted to reinstate the £300 payments.

But last year, when the Allowance was canned, millions of pensioners lost out, figures suggest. Figures suggest the number of Winter Fuel Payment recipients in winter 2024 to 2025 was 1.3 million, a decrease of 9.3 million since winter 2023 to 2024.

The number of people who received the £200 or £300 sums (recipients plus eligible pension age partners) in winter 2024 to 2025 was 1.4 million. 13 per cent of pensioners aged 66 and over were beneficiaries of a payment from the DWP in winter 2024 to 2025.

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