Winter fuel payments

C.C.L.

Hi, does anyone know if they've changed the way they pay WFP?
We've always had £100 each sent seperately but this year my husband got a letter saying they were paying him £200. It's already in the bank.
It just makes me wonder if they don't have us down as being together, or that the payment of it has changed. TIA.

teddysmum

C.C.L. wrote: »

Hi, does anyone know if they've changed the way they pay WFP?
We've always had £100 each sent seperately but this year my husband got a letter saying they were paying him £200. It's already in the bank.
It just makes me wonder if they don't have us down as being together, or that the payment of it has changed. TIA.

We have had £100 each since both were eligible and have received separate letters for £100. This year my husband had his £100 letter, but I haven't received mine, though it's happened before and both £100s were still paid.


It's odd that they would assume you were not together. If you share a bank account was the £200 in the form of two lots of £100 ? Otherwise someone has made a mistake so make sure you inform them or they could ask for the money back at an inconvenient time.

C.C.L.

Hi Teddysmum, yes we share a bank account, and same as you hubby used to get his letter then I'd get mine but 2x£100 would still be paid.
Nothings changed apart from our address but we both changed that with DWP, PIP and all the other usual ones. I've checked the .GOV site and it still says £100 each. Strange. I'll have to get hubby to ring them tomorrow as I haven't had a letter but he has. Thanks for the reply.
Edited to add:- the payment to the bank was for one payment of £200.

C.C.L.

Update...rang the winter fuel line this morning and it would appear that I'm due to recieve £200 as well! Problem is when we moved house in July I informed the relevent departments straight away, hubby forgot about the pensions dept so didn't ring for about 6 weeks, so they had us down as living seperately for the qualifying period. I have to ring when I get my letter and they will try and sort it out then as £200 has already been paid in the bank.

Gonzoid

Not sure i am in the right place, but can someone tell me is it ok to be on holiday during the qualifying week for winter fuel payments??

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Gonzoid wrote: »

Not sure i am in the right place, but can someone tell me is it ok to be on holiday during the qualifying week for winter fuel payments??

I can't think of a reason why not, it will just go into your bank as usual

carlislelass

C.C.L. wrote: »

Update...rang the winter fuel line this morning and it would appear that I'm due to recieve £200 as well! Problem is when we moved house in July I informed the relevent departments straight away, hubby forgot about the pensions dept so didn't ring for about 6 weeks, so they had us down as living seperately for the qualifying period. I have to ring when I get my letter and they will try and sort it out then as £200 has already been paid in the bank.

I always thought it was £200 per pensioner household, £300 if over 80yrs. Ours came as one letter for both of us.

Mojisola

C.C.L. wrote: »

Update...rang the winter fuel line this morning and it would appear that I'm due to recieve £200 as well!

You shouldn't both get £200!

teddysmum

Mojisola wrote: »

You shouldn't both get £200!

The OP knows that; hence her post and she has just realised what happened.