Who can receive a Winter Fuel Payment outside Great Britain or Northern Ireland?
If you qualified for a Winter Fuel Payment in Great Britain or Northern Ireland, you may be able to continue to receive your Winter Fuel Payment if you move to another European Economic Area (EEA) country or to Switzerland. There are some exceptions to this which are set out below. The qualifying week this year is 21 to 27 September 2009. Payments are normally made from November onwards over a period of several weeks. Winter Fuel Payments are usually paid automatically to people receiving a UK state pension. If you do not receive a UK state pension you will usually need to fill in a claim form for the first year your claim a Winter Fuel Payment outside Great Britain or Northern Ireland. If your circumstances change again, you should notify us.
