Winter Fuel Payment … if one eligible person who is not entitled opts out does the other person get

SpaceCowboy55

the full payment?

I have read the govt info a number of times and don't believe there is clarification on my question below:  ( I also read the threads here ) 

My question relates to aged 70 couple not on benefits where one person has income over £35k ( person A ) and one under. ( person B ) 

In the event of the person earning the most not opting out of payment , each person will get £100 and HMRC will claim back the £100 from the person with income above £35k.

If the person A opts not to receive the payment will person B get £200?

JGB1955

No.  They will get £100.

Dazed_and_C0nfused

SpaceCowboy55 said:

the full payment?

I have read the govt info a number of times and don't believe there is clarification on my question below:  ( I also read the threads here ) 

My question relates to aged 70 couple not on benefits where one person has income over £35k ( person A ) and one under. ( person B ) 

In the event of the person earning the most not opting out of payment , each person will get £100 and HMRC will claim back the £100 from the person with income above £35k.

If the person A opts not to receive the payment will person B get £200?

They shouldn't do no.  If they did it would make it a bit of a mockery of the whole thing really.

suzy_g

I got the benefit as I retired this year ,  normally my husband gets the benefits he retired a few years earlier , I got a letter saying I’m getting £200 which I did ,  my husband never got the letter, but did get £200 a few weeks later? So we are expecting them to ask for the money back 

Dazed_and_C0nfused

suzy_g said:

I got the benefit as I retired this year ,  normally my husband gets the benefits he retired a few years earlier , I got a letter saying I’m getting £200 which I did ,  my husband never got the letter, but did get £200 a few weeks later? So we are expecting them to ask for the money back 

I don't know how you have ended up getting £400 in total but if either of you have (taxable) income of more than £35,000 in the current tax year then yes, you will have to pay it back through the tax system.

Each person is looked at separately so one might keep it and the other have to pay it back.

TadleyBaggie

I opted out, my wife recently got her WFA of £100.