Winter Fuel Payments If you receive a Winter Fuel Payment but don’t need it, please think of someone who might and donate it to Small Acts of Kindness. Please select a donation amount (required) £100 will provide 20 older people with a mug, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, soup and porridge £250 keeps 25 older people warm and cosy in a soft fleece blanket £700 fills 20 Warm in Winter gift bags with essential keep warm items including a blanket, hat, gloves, hot drinks, soup and porridge Other Set up a regular payment Donate For thousands the cold kills. You can help stop vulnerable, older people freezing in their homes by donating part, or all of your Winter Fuel Payment. Your gift will help to fill our Warm in Winter gift bags with items such as fleece blankets, thermal socks, hats and gloves, hot drinks, soup and porridge. For some, our gift bags could be a life saver, reaching those who are having to make the unimaginable choice between heating their home or buying food. Recent gift bag recipients when asked ‘How do you stay warm?’ told us: "I don’t, I’m struggling. This will kill us by the end of the winter" "Heating on for one hour a day, hot water bottle with water heated for tea" "We have only allowed ourselves heating for one hour in the morning" "Stay in bed…" The increase in demand for our gift bags, together with recipient feedback, means we can see the effects from the increase in energy prices last year, only to be compounded by the current rising cost of living crisis. It is clear that many more older people are now suffering, telling us they are ‘Feeling the cold more’, ‘Spending more time in bed’ and two thirds of respondents saying they have been impacted by the Cost of Living crisis, and now use utilities less often. If you don’t need your Winter Fuel Payment, please think of someone who might and consider making a donation. £100 will provide 20 older people with a mug, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, soup and porridge £250 keeps 25 older people warm and cosy in a soft fleece blanket £700 fills 20 Warm in Winter gift bags with essential keep warm items including a blanket, hat, gloves, hot drinks, soup and porridge Recipients of Warm in Winter gift bags say: "Hat and throw can help me stay warm in evening." "The gift will go a long way to eliminate the winter threats." "The blanket will save me putting the heating on as much." Together, we can make a difference to someone’s life, one small act of kindness at a time. We are extremely thankful to everyone who donates part or all of their Winter Fuel Payment to help older people keep warm and of course to those who don’t yet receive these payments but who choose to make an equivalent donation instead. Please select a donation amount (required) £100 will provide 20 older people with a mug, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, soup and porridge £250 keeps 25 older people warm and cosy in a soft fleece blanket £700 fills 20 Warm in Winter gift bags with essential keep warm items including a blanket, hat, gloves, hot drinks, soup and porridge Other Set up a regular payment Donate Manage Cookie Preferences