In line with new rules, people currently qualify for a Winter Fuel Payment if they were born before September 23, 1958. They must also live in England or Wales and get one of the following benefits: The move stripped the payments away from an estimated 10 million pensioners.

Last year, the Labour government means-tested the Winter Fuel Payment which meant that only certain pensioners over the age of 66 would receive the £300 payment, rather than all pensioners