Heating Allowance

[saintpeter48]

Is the heating allowance being paid this year for pensiomers?

[Caran]

I have the letter to say I will receive £100, but so far not received it into bank account. Need to wait till 23rd December to query it.

[Jackdaw33]

Strange how some people get the letter before the payment and others, like me, get it afterwards.

[Barsel]

On my letter it says If you have not received your payment by 23 December 2020 call us for free on 0800 731 0160.

[sanmac]

Now hold on just a minute, what is this heating allowance that you old folks get in England? I mean how cold does it get? We old folks in Canada don't get any. In the area I live, it can go down to -20 and stay there for a while quite often. And coupled with the wind-chill factor it can feel like -35! Please send me some heating allowance. My postal code, for the season is H0H OHO:)

[Jackdaw33]

It was introduced by the government almost 20 years ago. It was a political ploy to retain the pensioner vote. At the time it was £250 but has since been reduced to £200. Most people don't need it for the purpose intended but the government are now stuck with it. To remove it would be committing political suicide.