From the autumn eight million state pension households will receive an extra £300

dealyboy

Back to the OP

https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment/how-much-youll-get

The table suggests that the 66 year old will get £250 and the 87 year old £350 which includes the 'pensioner cost of living payment'. However if either receive pension credit then the 66 year old gets £500 and the 87 year old £600, as I read it.

Paid in November / December.

Sterlingtimes

dealyboy said:

Back to the OP

https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment/how-much-youll-get

The table suggests that the 66 year old will get £250 and the 87 year old £350 which includes the 'pensioner cost of living payment'. However if either receive pension credit then the 66 year old gets £500 and the 87 year old £600, as I read it.

Paid in November / December.

Thank you. Things are clearer now than when I originally posted. I agree with your interpretation.

Arthurian

How terribly annoying for WASPI women who expected to be pensioners by now, to also miss out on this one-off pensioner cost of living payment.

Silvertabby

Arthurian said:

How terribly annoying for WASPI women who expected to be pensioners by now, to also miss out on this one-off pensioner cost of living payment.

I'm a 1950s woman, but not a WASPE.  I'm not a hypocrite.

Our extra £300 will go the same way as our usual £200 - to two family members who need it more than we do.

Murphybear

molerat said:

It is purely an extra £300 per pensioner household irrespective of how many or age.  How it is going to be paid / split has not been announced.

We’ll find out later in the year when it turns up in our bank accounts 

Indout96

Wife had her letter last week she will get the normal £200 + additional £300 so £500 total paid in Nov/Dec me being a mere youngster of 60 gets nowt, good job its a joint account :-)