Winter Fuel Payment-Living Overseas

Its that time of the year when if you qualify, you might find that the UK Government has sent you your winter fuel payment even if you are living overseas. So if you see an entry in your UK bank account with your National Insurance number followed by the letters DWP WFP (Department of Works and Pensions-Winter Fuel Payment) you are the lucky recipient of between £125-400.

Before you get too excited these payments are only made to British expats in EU countries and Switzerland. Although funnily enough I was clearly gone but not forgotten since I got paid last year even though I lived in Thailand!!

To qualify for winter fuel payment you need to be over 60 on 27th September 2009 and to satisfy certain other conditions.

Should you be like me and live outside the EU then you should notify the DWP that you are no longer qualified due to a change of circumstances.

Payments are normally made during November and December.