Winter fuel payment

richard9991

is there any truth that wfp are going to be paid to claimants of dla under 60 who recive middle or high care

kingfisherblue

I haven't heard anything about this. If it were true, I'm sure it would have been mentioned in a budget report or something similar.

Please somebody tell me I am wrong and the OP is correct :j

seven-day-weekend

Not as far as I am aware.

[Deleted User]

there was a payment last winter of £60,afaik no plans for a repeat,although it could be in the pre-budget statement later this month,but dont hold your breath.

healy

woodbine wrote: »

there was a payment last winter of £60,afaik no plans for a repeat,although it could be in the pre-budget statement later this month,but dont hold your breath.

That was an extra payment on top of the usual £10 Christmas Bonus, it was a one off and I do not think it will be repeated this year.

donnac2558

I collected my benefit today and there was no £10 christmas bonus. Always got it the first payment in December, so not sure if they have stopped it?

seven-day-weekend

AFAIK the £10 bonus is still going.

richard9991

donnac2558 wrote: »

I collected my benefit today and there was no £10 christmas bonus. Always got it the first payment in December, so not sure if they have stopped it?

the xmas bonus is paid the from the first monday in december 6/12/09

DX2

richard9991 wrote: »

is there any truth that wfp are going to be paid to claimants of dla under 60 who recive middle or high care

Winter Fuel Payments: Disabled

Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the cost of extending the winter fuel payment scheme to disabled people under 60 years who are in receipt of (a) the middle or higher rate care component and (b) the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance in each of the next five years. [200574]

Mr. Mike O'Brien:Winter fuel payments were created to give pensioners reassurance that they can afford to heat their homes in winter. It is paid in a lump sum each winter to ensure that money is available when fuel bills arrive.
Help is already available through disability benefits and the disability premium in income-related benefits in recognition of the extra costs, including heating, which disabled people may have. The extra heating needs of disabled people by and large, arise all year round, not just in the winter months.
Information is not available in the format requested. Many individuals are in receipt of both a care component and mobility component of disability living allowance (DLA).
The following table details the estimated cost of extending winter fuel payments to individuals in receipt of some combination of the higher or middle rate care component of DLA and/or the higher rate mobility component of DLA or one of these components on its own.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080501/text/80501w0004.htm

seven-day-weekend

I think the above statement is sensible actually, there is already provision for extra heating in place for those receiving high rate dla, as it is surely a care need and should be taken into consideration when the award is made (presumably the applicant will have written this care need on the form).