Winter Fuel Payment 2024/25 For Pensioners Ni. The national pensioners convention in northern ireland hold a protest at stormont over the government's new policy of means testing the winter fuel allowance for pensioners. “the announcement to limit the winter fuel payment is disappointing news which will impact upon many in our society.

A winter fuel payment can help you pay your heating bills. She acknowledged that changes to the winter fuel payment could lead to an estimated 50,000 more pensioners facing relative poverty this winter, with figures potentially.