Pensioners have been warned to see Scam book About this Winter fuel payment change After labor Millions confirmed More this year will be able to get it.
The eligibility for payment was dropped to 2024, but except for all, but was very poor pensioners by claiming this. The government has now responded to the call to undo this remedy, Raise the threshold So that anyone with income less than £ 35,000 will achieve this winter.
More than three-fourths of pensioners-nine million people- Will get benefits nowThe government is estimated. Two million pensioners with taxable income will be exempted above the threshold.
Importantly, pensioners no longer need to do anything Get paymentIt will now be paid automatically to all, with those who are more than the threshold, it automatically claw through the tax system.
This means that any lesson from any lesson WPP The department has confirmed the pensioners to ‘apply’ for a scam for their winter fuel payment.
Those receiving these texts should be particularly careful if they include bank details, payments, or requests to claim, or it claims that the deadline is.
The issue was recently raised by the Cheshire West and Chester Council, whose business standards are warning pensioners in the area, who fall out of dishonesty of scam texts after seeing the growth in them.
The local authority has shared an example of a fake lesson that was sent to a pensioner in the area:
“DWP Service Center: You have not yet completed your application for energy subsidy for 2024-2025. The subsidy is £ 300. It is important that you submit your application by June 10. Late applications will not be processed.
A woman on social media shared how she fell into a scam earlier this year: “I am absolutely fierce! I have just been a victim of a scam targeting the old people. I was sent a text message that was believed to be from DWP, I was telling about the winter fuel payment. The text is saying that I could not get it yet because I have not yet completed the application form.
“He said that the deadline is tomorrow and so I have to complete the immediate form. So they wanted the details of my full name phone number email. The address and they wanted to test my card by saying if I pay them £ 1, they would reimburse me.
“It was not acceptable when I tried to use my debit card, so I used my credit card. After that it was said that I should send the code that he sent me to ensure that my money was safe. But he did not send me a code. And every time I helped me that nothing happened.
“They have a description of all my money and I am incredibly stressed, so please people be very careful and do not fall for the scam made by me.”
Fortunately, she was able to contact her bank to cancel both her cards, meaning no money was lost. The pensioner revealed that the scammers tried to add their credit card to a mobile phone, but failed as it was canceled.
For Community Security, members of the Cheshire West and Chester Council Cabinet, Stuart Bingham said: “This latest scam coincides with the announcement of this week’s announcement of change in winter fuel payment, expand the eligibility criteria, see for fake text messages claiming to be from the government.
“This scam is a repetition of a similar scam in the autumn of 2024. There is no need to apply for payment. Do not give your personal data to anyone after receiving text messages. Please check on weak neighbors and relatives to ensure that they know about the scam.”