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THE PAYMENT WILL BE £125 TO HOUSEHOLDS WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND £50 TO ALL OTHER HOUSEHOLDS. 14:48, 03 Jun 2025 £300 payments are set to be administered to UK households who have lost the

Winter Fuel Payment owing to new Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) eligibility criteria and requirements under the Labour Party government. A payment will be made to households

living in Leeds who are in receipt of Council Tax Support. The payment will be £125 to households with dependent children and £50 to all other households. However, some pensioner households

who are eligible for Council Tax Support but not the 2025-26 Winter Fuel Payment will receive £150. In Doncaster, meanwhile, the DWP HSF means £300 payments will be paid out to households

with 3 or more dependent children. READ MORE UK FACES 'SPANISH SCORCHER' HEATWAVE WITH 31C AS EXACT DATE IT STARTS ANNOUNCED Leeds Council advises: "The Council Tax Support

linked award will be based on information held on the Council Tax Support claim. These payments will be made in the autumn and winter and we will be in direct contact with those who are

eligible. "We will update this webpage with the qualifying date and approximate date of payment once this has been finalised." Article continues below Last year, speaking out over

the Fund being renewed by the Labour Party, Leeds told UK households: "We acknowledge that the Fund was introduced as a time-limited measure. "However, the financial pressures on

low-income households within our city remain acute. Many are struggling to cover rising mortgage, rent and energy costs and the continued rise in food prices has further constrained

household budgets. "In Leeds, the HSF provides vital support to individuals and families, enabling them to heat their homes, feed themselves, remain housed, access advice services and

remain active in the community and wider economy.” Article continues below It added: “Quite simply, there is no means of replicating the HSF budget over the course of the next year to

provide the current level of support to households with needs relating to food, fuel and other essentials despite acknowledged and ongoing cost-of-living pressures. "With all this in

mind, terminating the HSF will leave our most vulnerable residents without the means to meet their basic needs. "This in turn, will likely push more families and households into

financial insecurity and poverty, necessitating targeted support from local services without the budget or means to fulfil this role.”