Winter Fuel Payments

Most people aged over 60 can apply now to get help towards their winter energy costs.

The elderly are set for a shock later this year as they will get up to £100 less from the Government to pay for their winter energy bills.

Consumers have been told to get set for a bitter winter of record energy prices as they crank up their thermostats as the Big Freeze takes hold.

The freezing temperatures across the UK have triggered the first cold weather payments this winter.