Changes to the winter fuel payment to allow more people to receive it will be in place this year, the chancellor has said.
Rachel Reeves said more people would qualify for the allowance "this winter", however details of the changes and who will be eligible remain unclear.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he wanted to widen the threshold for winter fuel in a U-turn on one of his government's first major policies, but failed to confirm on Wednesday how many would now get it.
The payment, worth up to £300 to help with energy bills during the coldest months, was paid only to those on pension credit last year, but the policy was widely blamed for Labour's poor local election results.
It meant 10 million fewer pensioners received the money in 2024. There was particular concern among charities and some MPs about those whose income was slightly too high to qualify, but were hit by the loss of the payment as energy costs remained expensive.
Sir Keir did not confirm during Prime Minister's Questions who would be eligible for the revised policy, having previously admitted in a recent BBC interview that clarity was needed as soon as possible.
"We will look, again, as I said two weeks ago, at the eligibility for winter fuel, and of course, we'll set out how we pay for it," when quizzed by Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch on how many of the 10 million pensioners who lost the allowance would get it back.
The questions came after Reeves said earlier that people "should be in no doubt that the means test will increase and more people will get winter fuel payment this winter".
Badenoch said the Chancellor was "rushing her plans because she just realised when winter is".
If the government waits until the Budget to announce the changes, it would be just before payments are typically made.
Eligible pensioners receive payments automatically in November or December. Under the short-lived current system, people are required to claim pension credit – which is a top-up to the state pension for those on low incomes.
Households with a person under 80 receive £200 a year, while homes with a person over 80 receive £300.