The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said millions of UK households will receive an additional £300 cost of living payment from November 1.
The one-off lump sum will be added to the annual Winter Fuel Payment to help people of State Pension age with higher energy bills. Unlike the £150 Warm Home Discount Scheme and £400 energy rebate, this will be paid directly to claimants and not the energy supplier, the Daily Record reports.
Winter Fuel Payments, including the £300 top-up, will give eligible pensioner households up to £600 this year.
