Precisely.
Individuals with total income over £35,000 will have a choice to:
- opt-out of getting the payment (via DWP / SSS) – this means the customer would not receive the winter payment and would never be liable for the charge.
I would expect someone on a state and private pension who often tells of their 40% gains on their stocks and shares holding and who has a myriad of European investments to be above the £35k limit making their public gesture of refusing the WFP completely meaningless to those on this forum with more than one brain cell.