<P> The Winter Fuel Payment is a state benefit paid once per year in the United Kingdom to qualifying individuals . It is intended to cover the additional costs of heating over the winter months . It was introduced by the Labour government in 1997 and was first announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown in his Pre-Budget Statement of that year . </P>
<P> The Winter Fuel Payment is a state benefit paid once per year in the United Kingdom to qualifying individuals . It is intended to cover the additional costs of heating over the winter months . It was introduced by the Labour government in 1997 and was first announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown in his Pre-Budget Statement of that year . </P>
when was the winter fuel payment first introduced
when was the winter fuel payment first introduced
1997
1997