winter fuel allowance

zygurat789

greyfox wrote: »

Zygurat,

I'm guessing that you didn't follow the link in Giraffe's post. As it says on the Winter Fuel site:

"You usually get a Winter Fuel Payment automatically if you get the State Pension or another social security benefit (not Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction or Child Benefit)."

So most women who are old enough to qualify for WFP will get it automatically because they're getting State Pension. The DWP know about them already & know they qualify, so they don't need to claim. The same would apply to a man who was getting Pension Credit, for example.



"You need to claim Winter Fuel Payment if you’ve not had it before and either of the following apply:

• you don’t get benefits or the State Pension
• you only get Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction, or Child Benefit"

Most men would fall into this group, so need to make a claim. So would a woman if- for whatever reason - she isn't getting State Pension. This is because the DWP don't know about them unless they make a claim! Not sex discrimination; simply the lack of a crystal ball!

Last, but not least, people in the " non-automatic" group only need to claim WFP once as DWP will then know about them in future.

Hope that is clearer.

You make my point very well and as far as the DWP is concerned my age is recorded with HMRC and readily accessable with all their computer systems. Ignorem meum datum excusat neminem.

penrhyn

I agree, nil bastado carborundum est.

luvchocolate

Will I still be eligible when I reach state retirement age but choose to defer my pension? I did read the link but no wiser.
Thank you

seven-day-weekend

luvchocolate wrote: »

Will I still be eligible when I reach state retirement age but choose to defer my pension? I did read the link but no wiser.
Thank you

Yes, as far as I know.

dzug1

luvchocolate wrote: »

Will I still be eligible when I reach state retirement age but choose to defer my pension? I did read the link but no wiser.
Thank you

Unless they change the rules, then yes. Mrs dzug did exactly that

whitesatin

My friend is the same age as me, 62, therefore entitled to her pension. She still works, earning £80,000 a year so hasn't bothered to claim her state pension. Seems oblivious to the fact that she could do. I don't know if she will get the winter fuel payment but if she has to claim it, she won't. She will retire in about 3 years time on 40/80ths of final salary.

She would spend the fuel allowance amount on a night out without thinking about it.

She has paid a lot in tax and national insurance, of course, over the years.

Pollycat

whitesatin wrote: »

My friend is the same age as me, 62, therefore entitled to her pension. She still works, earning £80,000 a year so hasn't bothered to claim her state pension. Seems oblivious to the fact that she could do. I don't know if she will get the winter fuel payment but if she has to claim it, she won't. She will retire in about 3 years time on 40/80ths of final salary.

Don't they write to you some months before State Pension age?
If so, how could your friend be oblivious to the fact she can claim her state pension?

penrhyn

Its about time it turned up, Christmas presents to buy.:D

margaretclare

penrhyn wrote: »

Its about time it turned up, Christmas presents to buy.:D

I don't waste money on Christmas presents, but there's someone I need to help, so my WFP is already earmarked.

seven-day-weekend

We need to buy logs for our woodburner, we have loads but most are not dry enough yet