Millions of people began receiving up to £600 to help with energy bills at the end of last month, with some payments still yet to be made.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that 11.6million Winter Fuel Payments and Pensioner Cost of Living Payments, a support package worth a total of £4.6billion, have already been made to older people across the UK. DWP also said that the vast majority of these payments, worth up to £600 per household, have landed in pensioners’ bank accounts automatically, directly helping people manage their energy bills and household budgets this winter.
Payments appear on bank statements with the reference beginning with the customer’s National Insurance number followed by "‘DWP WFP", the Daily Record reports.
