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The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) has clarified the exact amount of Winter Fuel Payment that pensioners are set to receive this winter as some will only be eligible for £100. Around three-quarters of all state pensioners are eligible for the payment, according to the Government.

It comes after the Government announced its U-turn on the payments in June , meaning nine million pensioners in England and Wales will receive the Winter Fuel Payment from the DWP this winter.

Payments were slashed last year as they became means tested for the first time, with only those on certain benefits receiving the payment. The move essentially lowered the income threshold to just £11,600, according to MoneySavingExpert .

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