More than three-quarters of pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment this year after a major policy U-turn.
The decision from Chancellor Rachel Reeves means nine million pensioners in England and Wales with an annual income of £35,000 or less will now be eligible.
People have spoken to us or contacted the BBC through Your Voice, Your BBC News about how the change of plan will affect them.
'It will make a lot of difference'
Bob Pritchard, 78, from Bath, told the BBC he earns £19,500 a year and believes he will now have his allowance reinstated.
"It will make a lot of difference. I've got various health issues and have to travel to hospital by taxi. I can't really afford to do it. The winter fuel payment was more or less taken away without warning," he said.
Despite being happy about the government's U-turn, Bob believes he should be compensated for how he struggled when his winter fuel payment was taken away last year.
"The least they could do is offer some small compensation for all the grief and heartache that the initial decision to stop winter fuel payments has caused," he said.
'I'm missing out again. This is not fair'
Gail Impey, 71, a finance manager from Buckinghamshire, will miss out on the payment as her income is just over £35,000.
She said she struggled last year when her winter fuel payment was taken away.
"I turned off all the heating and used all my saved up logs in my log burner," she said.
Gail's husband died in 2021, which meant she could no longer retire as she said she could not afford to stop working.
"Luckily at 71 I am fit enough to work but I do not have a good quality of life. It's just me and the dog. Everything is so expensive, I have to make every penny count," she said.
"I earn just over the threshold but I'm taxed on that. I have paid in all my life and it seems I am missing out again. This is not fair and being on my own I have to work harder than ever."
'They should use the winter fuel money to help young people instead'
Mike Hodges, 72, from Pembrokeshire says he did not miss the winter fuel payment when he stopped receiving it.
He says his income is above the £35,000 threshold but below £40,000.
"The threshold could be a lot lower so money can be spent on much more pressing priorities."
He thinks the money spent on the fuel payments should go to initiatives for younger people instead.
