Will Brian ...

[Scrumpy]

... get the Winter Fuel Allowance.. ?
I bet he will be quick to tell us all that he does not need it.. but should get it..
Because people who smoke, drink and don't go to work get it.. 

[klondike]

I imagine his pensions exceed £35k
At least if their existence at sll isn't as big a porky as all his other stories

[GrannyMac]

He'll get it, but if his income exceeds £35, he'll lose it in tax. Or so it said in my earlier link. My daughter gets child benefit for my granddaughter, but my son in law pays it back via his tax. Similar system, although the income levels are very different.