Winter fuel allowance

I had mine in my bank account two weeks ago.

Mine arrived two days ago

In our bank last week which was probably 3 or 4 weeks after the letter

Are you not the person who had the issue over the whole payment going to your husband rather than divided between you - some issue over postcodes. That being the case you might expect there to be a delay as DWP sorts out who gets what. Has you husband had a payment and if so and how much?

Mine was received on 21 November but it doesn’t mean anything. DWP does not publish the criteria for who is paid when but the 13 million payments will be done in tranches.

Government website says most eligible people should receive their payment by mid-December.

If you have not received your Winter Fuel Payment by the end of January 2026, contact the Winter Fuel Payment helpline on 0800 731 0160.

We've both had ours as have both my sister's.

We received ours today

Yes got £10 Christmas bonus
£200 winter fuel yesterday
And 150 paid directly to my energy company
All paid

Ours have arrived but not at the same time! I wondered if it was alphabetical order .

Mine arrived last week.

Susieq62

Ours have arrived but not at the same time! I wondered if it was alphabetical order .

No not alphabetical order as my surname begins with A an and I received mine yesterday, the £10 bonus 2 days ago.

Got my WFP on 26th Nov and my XB on 1st Dec.

Had mine appear on my bank statement over a week ago. Dh hasn’t had his yet.

WFP received last week from Social Security Scotland but will be taken back off me through the taxation system

Nothing, several friends and acquintances had nothing too.

Received mine two weeks ago.

Yes, I've received mine, late November. I anticipated it slightly, as with a nearly full oil tank and being mean with the electric I'd decided to invest the £200 in an electric blanket (the throw sort, not the bed underblanket kind) and a heated laundry airer (on recommendation from my cousin). Both are brilliant - the throw is so efficient I almost don't need to switch it or the central heating on most evenings so far, and the airer means no more iffy-smelling laundry that hasn't quite dried right, and for a few pence an hour.

Got mine 21st November. Not had Xmas Bonus yet, but am thinking what I can spend it on

Have got mine but it will be clawed back in tax next year !

Fenbug the heated throws are the best investment for all ages - people working from home don’t have to heat the whole house and older people can stay warm even when not active. Not sure why more people don’t buy them and keep costs down.

Yes - if you can afford it, it will be clawed back - so many people getting it that frankly don’t need any help with heating costs. The way our climate is going we will be in more need of air conditioning help in the summer.

£300 (I am well over 80), a couple of weeks ago. Money off my leccie account direct to EDF about a month ago, £10 on Monday of this week.

No sign of mine and no letter as yet.

I received mine on 20 November. Perhaps it’s in alphabetical order (my surname is near the start of the alphabet), or the NI number or last letter?

Susieq62

Ours have arrived but not at the same time! I wondered if it was alphabetical order .

Ours arrived at the same time our state pension was paid into our bank account, DH’s pension is paid the week after mine.