Winter Fuel Payment – How it’ll really work (Eng & Wales) | And are you drinking enough beer

The Martin Lewis Podcast

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4.2 • 789 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The Winter Fuel Payment will again be a universal payment in England and Wales for state pensioners this winter, yet it’ll be clawed back via the tax system where someone earns over £35,000. How will this work in practice? What counts as £35,000 earnings, and what if there are two, three or more pensioners in a house.

Martin also answers questions on saving for a pension, who should opt out of receiving winter fuel payment and how to avoid being scammed.

Pint rights: we also look at how to make sure you get the pint you paid for.

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts.
0:05.0	Hello, I'm Martin Lewis, and this is the comingly named the Martin Lewis podcast.
0:10.2	I do wonder what that's going to be about.
0:12.1	Now, usually much of it comes from my BBC Radio 5 live show, but not this week.
0:16.5	This week, it's a winter fuel payment and beer drinkers.
0:20.1	Yes, really.
0:21.0	Pod only special, just for you lucky, lucky podcast listeners.
0:25.9	In the pod this week, how will the reintroduction of a universal winter fuel payment
0:31.4	for all state pensioners work in practice?
0:35.5	Those who earn over £35,000
0:37.6	will see winter fuel payment
0:39.1	clawed back through the tax system.
0:41.3	But what exactly counts towards
0:43.3	the £35,000?
0:45.9	How will winter fuel payment
0:47.2	work when it's a two-pensioner household
0:49.4	or even a pensioner
0:51.3	thruple? Not a phrase I thought I'd say
0:53.3	very often.
0:58.0	Plus, I hope to answer a host more of your winter fuel payment questions, all the practicals, not the politics.
1:01.0	And, are you getting enough beer?
1:05.0	We're concerned.
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