In article , charles
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In article , Jimbo in the near of Hawick ...
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"Robin" wrote in message
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On 27/11/2016 09:09, Jimbo in the near of Hawick ... wrote:
"Broadback" wrote in message
news On 27/11/2016 08:43, harry wrote:
On Sunday, 27 November 2016 08:10:55 UTC, Jimbo in the near of
Hawick ... wrote:
never having claimed any allowances from the gov WHY do they make
the rules for winter heating SO unfathomable ? ...

What rules? I think you have to be 60. Or is it 65? Mine just
appeared.

+1

so....why do they say over 60 then have a date of 5th may 1953 ??????
etc etc



Who are the "they" who "say over 60"? That ain't true now. When you
get it is linked to the state pension age for women.

As usual, best to look at the official gov.uk site rather than a
bloke-in-the-pub site.

https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment/eligibility


still don't understand all the conditions....

you won't get if you are in prison - seems pretty easy to understand

And if more than one qualifying person in the house it is shared between
them.
--
bert