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Winter
Payments |
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Payment of winter fuel
allowances (WFP), council tax refunds (CTR) and living expenses
In the Budget statement earlier this year, the
Chancellor announced a number of additional payments to pensioner households in
November/December 2005. These are summarised in the table below:
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Age of oldest
person in the household
(at 25 September 2005) |
In receipt of
Pension Credit
(guarantee element) |
Payment |
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60-64 inclusive |
n/a |
£200 Winter Fuel
Payment |
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65-69 inclusive |
No |
£200 WFP and £200
council tax refund |
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65-69 inclusive |
Yes |
£200 WFP |
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70-79 inclusive |
No |
£200 WFP and £200
CTR |
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70-79 inclusive |
Yes |
£200 WFP and £50
living expenses |
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80 or over |
No |
£300 WFP and £200
CTR |
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80 or over |
Yes |
£300 WFP and £50
living expenses |
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What
is the NPC
