Many of you know my MIL died last week and thank you for your messages. Today DH as executor had a letter asking where to send the Winter Fuel Allowance having already notified all agencies of her demise. The answer is apparently that her estate is owed the money as she was eligible for it. I don't understand this MIL has died and will not be needing her WFA. Mad and wasteful.
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Teetime I'm sorry, I didn't know your mil had died, my sympathy to you all 
You can't beat the system!
There was probably an earlier date in the year when she became eligible. It would be too expensive to make day by day adjustments to the relevant file of names. Best not to stress about it at this difficult time.
Or hers? 
Sorry to hear your news, I must have missed it on a thread
Donating it to charity seems like a good idea, one that she may have chosen herself.
I missed it too Teetime.
I think Jess is right, the qualifying date has past and the computerised system doesn't allow for changes.
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