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As the weather gets cooler, households are being warned to be on the lookout for certain text messages as nine million people in England and Wales are set to receive the £300 Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2025/26.

The government is due to begin rolling out payments from mid-November through to December 2025, reports MirrorOnline.

The handout, which is worth up to £300, will be automatically reclaimed from pensioners earning over this threshold.

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You should be sent a letter in October or November explaining your payment quantity and how it will be paid.

The Winter Fuel Payment is managed by the Department for Work and Pe

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