{
 "id": "winter_fuel_payment",
 "name": "Winter Fuel Payment (winter 2026/27)",
 "category": "benefits",
 "value": "\u00a3200 per eligible household (\u00a3300 if born before 28 Sep 1946)",
 "unit": "one-off",
 "valid_from": "2026-09-21",
 "valid_to": "2027-03-31",
 "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment",
 "source_org": "DWP / gov.uk",
 "confidence": "verified",
 "checked_at": "2026-08-11",
 "notes": "Qualifying week 21\u201327 Sep 2026; clawed back in full via tax if individual income exceeds \u00a335,000.",
 "history": [
  "Same structure winter 2025/26",
  "Restricted to Pension Credit recipients winter 2024/25"
 ]
}