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The Government has confirmed the Winter Fuel Payment rules for pensioner in a couple who earn more than £35,000 a year.

Nine million pensioners in England and Wales are expected to get the Winter Fuel Payment from the DWP this winter after a government U-turn was announced on June 11 .

Eligible pensioner households will get either £200 or £300 this winter. Pensioners with a taxable income of more than £35,000 will not qualify for the payment, and will have it taken back through the tax system.

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HMRC has confirmed the rules surrounding the Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners in a couples who earn more than £35,000 in a new update today.

It comes as the payments made to help over 66s stay warm throughout th

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