heating allowence

firefox123

Hi there, i remember around Christmas time, my friend moved into a new house, private rental and was able to get 200 heating allowence for oil, all he needed to show was the tenancy agreement.

I went down but i think they had said i had been at my property too long.

But now i have moved into a new place, private rental also, can i get this 200 heating allowence for oil?

I never heard of such a thing before??

Aarons_mummy

I would doubt it, they have winter allowances, Fuel allowance for over 60/65 I believe and £25 per week cold weather payment for each week where the temp stays below 0 degrees. These are just in the winter though not just when you move house etc.

This is the heating/feul allowances that Direct Gov show:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/InYourHome/SupportAtHome/DG_10026850

I don't know of any other sort of allowances.

cassieB57

he might have got a crisis loan from social fund to pay for it

Jowo_2

Is your friend an OAP and could this be a misunderstanding about the winter fuel allowance?

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Pensionsandretirementplanning/Benefits/BenefitsInRetirement/DG_10018657