From Monday, November 25, approximately 1.3 million pensioner households across England and Wales will begin to receive up to £300 in Winter Fuel Payments, the DWP has confirmed. The majority of these payments will be automatically deposited into pensioners’ bank accounts.

The value of a Winter Fuel Payment is £200 for individuals born between September 23, 1944, and September 22, 1958, and £300 for those born before September 23, 1944. The payment will be credited to bank accounts from…