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The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) is set to send important letters to millions of pensioners within weeks as the Government pays out Winter Fuel Payments. Nine million pensioners across England and Wales will receive up to £300 this winter in financial help.

To be eligible for the payments you must be born on or before September 21, 1959. The Winter Fuel Payment you get is based on your circumstances in the qualifying week of September 15 to September 21.

A total of nine million pensioners in England and Wales will receive the Winter Fuel Payment from the DWP this winter after a government U-turn was announced on June 11 .

The change means eligible pensioners - who have an income of or below £35,000 - will get either £200 or £300 this winter.

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