Originally Posted by +8Rich
Nick and Ian Government link Here

Eligibility
You can get a Winter Fuel Payment for Winter 2024 to 2025 if you were born before 23 September 1958.

You must also live in England or Wales and get one of the following:

Pension Credit
Universal Credit
income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
Income Support
Child Tax Credit
Working Tax Credit
You’ll also need to have been getting a benefit during the qualifying week of 16 to 22 September 2024.

In some circumstances, you might be eligible if you live abroad.

If you live abroad
If you do not live in the UK, you’re only eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment if:

you were born before 23 September 1958
you get UK State Pension
you have a genuine and sufficient link to the UK - this can include having lived or worked in the UK, and having family in the UK
the UK is responsible for paying your benefits
you moved to an eligible country before 31 December 2020 and are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement
If you are a British or Irish national living in Ireland, you do not need to have moved by 31 December 2020, but you will need to meet all of the other eligibility rules.

You must also be getting a qualifying means-tested benefit from the country you live in that is equivalent to:

Pension Credit
Universal Credit
income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
Income Support
Working Tax Credit
Child Tax Credit


Thanks for that, I'm interested to understand how the UK Government is aware of UK citizens received means tested benefit in the EU, is it a declaration made by the individual or is data being exchanged between the UK and EU member states?

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