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<p>A person is entitled to a Winter Fuel Payment based on their circumstances in the
week beginning on the third Monday in September (known as the qualifying week). This
ensures that entitlement relies, among other things, on their age during that week,
and it means that most people receive their payment before Christmas. If the qualifying
week were moved to the start of the financial year, then those reaching the age of
80 after that week would not receive the higher rate of £300 until the winter after
their 81st birthday.</p>
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