How much you might be paid
If you’re eligible, you’ll be paid once a year. The amount you’ll get depends on:
- your age
- the age of anyone you live with who is also eligible
- if you live in residential care
- if you get certain other benefits and whether you get them as a joint award with your partner
The benefits that can affect your payment are:
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Income Support
To find out how much you might get, read the scenarios below or use the eligibility checker. You should refer to your situation during the qualifying week: Monday 21 September to Sunday 27 September 2026.
You lived alone or no one you lived with is eligible
The amount you’re paid depends on your age in the qualifying week.
You were between 66 years and 3 months, to 79 years old.
This means you were born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960.
You'll get £211.15
You were 80 years old or over
This means you were born before 28 September 1946.
You'll get £316.70
You lived with someone who is eligible but did not get of any of the benefits
The amount you’re paid depends on:
- your age in the qualifying week
- the age of the person you lived with in the qualifying week
You and the person you lived with were both between 66 years and 3 months, to 79 years old.
This means you were both born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960.
You'll get £105.55
You were between 66 years and 3 months, to 79 years old.
The person you lived with was 80 years old or over.
This means you were born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960 but the person you lived with was born before 28 September 1946.
You'll get £105.55
You were 80 years old or over.
The person you lived with was between 66 years and 3 months, to 79 years old.
This means you were born before 28 September 1946 but the person you lived with was born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960.
You'll get £211.15
You and the person you lived with were both 80 years old or over
This means you were both born before 28 September 1946.
You'll get £158.35
You lived with someone who is eligible and got one of the benefits on your own
The amount you’re paid depends on your age in the qualifying week.
You were between 66 years and 3 months, to 79 years old.
This means you were born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960.
You'll get £211.15
You were 80 years old or over.
This means you were born before 28 September 1946.
You'll get £316.70
You lived with a partner and got one of the benefits as a joint award
Only one of you will get a Pension Age Winter Heating Payment. It’ll be paid to the main person getting the DWP benefit. The amount you’re paid depends on:
- your age in the qualifying week
- your partner’s age in the qualifying week
You and your partner were both between 66 years and 3 months, to 79 years old.
This means you were both born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960.
You'll get £211.15
It's a single shared payment for you and your partner. You’ll be paid into the bank account your benefits are usually paid into.
Either you or your partner were 80 years old or over
This means either one of you was born before 28 September 1946.
You'll get £316.70
It's a single shared payment for you and your partner. You’ll be paid into the bank account your benefits are usually paid into.
One of you was 66 years and 3 months, to 79 years old.
The other was aged under 66 years and 3 months.
This means only one of you was born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960. The other was born on 28 June 1960 or later.
You'll get £211.15
It's a single shared payment for you and your partner. In this situation, the money will be paid to whoever has reached State Pension age.
You’ll be paid into the bank account your benefits are usually paid into.
One of you was 80 years old or over.
The other was aged under 66 years and 3 months.
This means only one of you was born before 28 September 1946. The other was born on 28 June 1960 or later.
You'll get £316.70
It's a single shared payment for you and your partner. In this situation, the money will be paid to whoever has reached State Pension age.
You’ll be paid into the bank account your benefits are usually paid into.
You lived in residential care
Residential care means a care home or a hospital that is not part of the NHS.
If you live in residential care and are eligible, the amount you’re paid depends on:
- your age during the qualifying week
- when you went into care
You went into care before 29 June 2026.
You were between 66 years and 3 months, to 79 years old during the qualifying week.
This means you were born between 28 September 1946 and 27 June 1960.
You'll get £105.55
You went into care before 29 June 2026.
You were 80 years old or over during the qualifying week.
This means you were born before 28 September 1946.
You'll get £158.35
You went into care on, or after, 29 June 2026
The amount you’re paid is based on your situation before you went into care. Use the other scenarios on this page to work out how much you’ll get.
If your income is over £35,000
If your total income is over £35,000, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will take your Pension Age Winter Heating Payment back. This only applies to individual incomes, and not joint incomes over £35,000.
HMRC will take your Pension Age Winter Heating Payment back by either:
- changing your tax code for the 2027 to 2028 tax year
- adding the amount to your 2026 to 2027 Self Assessment tax return