% VOTE SHARE: Available to all on state pension and non-taxable [the previous system, now abolished] (71), Available to all on state pension but taxable [a half-way house, never implemented] (22), Available only to those on pension credit [the current system] (7).
Until recently the winter fuel payment was a universal non-taxable benefit given to all those receiving a UK state pension. The rules were changed for the winter of 2024/2025 onwards and only those receiving pension credit now qualify for this benefit.
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