Eight million households could be eligible for a £300 cash boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Many pensioners will receive the one-off lump sum, which will be added to their annual Winter Fuel Payment over November and December. But to be eligible for the extra support, pensioners need to have met certain conditions in September.
People who will receive this year's Winter Fuel Payment must have been born on or before September 25, 1956 and lived in the UK for at least one day during the week of September 19 to 25, also referred to as the "qualifying week".
