Key Winter Fuel Payment dates explained including final deadline to apply and when payments land in bank accounts

STRUGGLING pensioners can now start to apply for up to £300 of cash handed out through the Winter Fuel Payment.

For the first time this year, the benefit will not be universal and only available to people claiming certain support.

Previously anyone over State Pension age qualified for the payment designed to soften the pinch of energy bills during the colder months.

Most households...